5. Rest of the acts. Baasha ruled 24 years, and there were no doubt many items of interest in the official annals that could have been selected to give a comprehensive account of his reign. But all that the writer of Kings passes by, referring the reader to the fact that those things are already written in the “book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.” The thing that concerns him most is the position taken by each ruler in regard to Jehovah and His purpose for Israel, and the bearing that that would have upon the national history of God’s chosen people. Would the nation prosper or decline, would it endure forever or would it go down in ruin? The answer to those questions depended upon the attitude of king and people toward God.