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{{short description|King of Israel in the 9th century BCE}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Elah
| title        = 
| image        = Elah of Israel.png
| caption      = Portrait from ''[[Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum]]'' (1553) by [[Guillaume Rouillé]]
| succession   = [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)]]
| reign        = 886–885 BCE
| coronation   = 
| predecessor  = [[Baasha of Israel|Baasha]]
| successor    = [[Zimri (king)|Zimri]]
| death_date   = c. 885 BC
| royal house  = 
| regent       = 
}}

'''Elah''' ({{langx|he|אֵלָה}} ''’Ēlā''; {{langx|el|Ἠλά}}; {{langx|la|Ela}}) was the fourth king of [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Israel]], the son and successor of [[Baasha (king)|Baasha]]. [[William F. Albright]] has dated his reign to 877–876 BCE, while [[E. R. Thiele]] offers the dates 886–885 BCE.<ref>Edwin Thiele, ''[[The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings]]'' (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951;  2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). {{ISBN|0-8254-3825-X}}, 9780825438257</ref> 

Chapter 16 of [[Books of Kings|1 Kings]] relates how Elah and all his family members were murdered by his [[chariot]] [[commander]] [[Zimri (king)|Zimri]], who became his successor.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a16.htm 1 Kings Chapter 16]
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5507-elah "Elah", ''Jewish encyclopedia'']

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{{s-ttl|title=[[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|King of Israel]]|years=886–885 BCE}}
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[[Category:House of Baasha]]
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