Two years—that is, more than one year, or, at any rate, some portion of two distinct years (compare 1 Kings 16:10).

In the twenty sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.

This chapter relates entirely to the kingdom of Israel and the revolutions of that kingdom. God still calls Israel His people, though wretchedly co…