1 Kings 16:1

Baasha King of Israel

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha:

1 Kings 16:1 in Other Translations

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

1 And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

1 This message from the LORD was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:

1 The word of God came to Jehu son of Hanani with this message for Baasha:

1 And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

1 The LORD spoke his word to Jehu, Hanani's son, against Baasha.

1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha:

1 The LORD's message against Baasha came to Jehu. Jehu was the son of Hanani. The LORD said,

1 Kings 16:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:1

Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,
&c.] The seer that reproved Asa, ( 2 Chronicles 16:7 ) , so that this man was the son of a prophet then living, and was a young man; for we hear of him several years after reproving Jehoshaphat, ( 2 Chronicles 19:2 ) , and as a writer of history, ( 2 Chronicles 20:34 ) , the prophecy that came to him from the Lord was

against Baasha;
king of Israel:

saying;
as follows.

1 Kings 16:1 In-Context

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha:

2 “I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins.

3 So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

4 Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and birds will feed on those who die in the country.”

5 As for the other events of Baasha’s reign, what he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

Cross References

• 1. ver 7; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 Chronicles 20:34
• 2. 2 Chronicles 16:7