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Baasha lay down with his ancestors

This is a polite way of saying that he died. Alternate translation: "Baasha died as his ancestors had" or "Like his ancestors, Baasha died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphorand rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism)

was buried

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "people buried him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)

Tirzah

This is the name of a city. See how you translated it in 1 Kings 14:17.

became king in his place

The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." Alternate translation: "became king instead of Baasha" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)