1 Kings 16:13

Baasha Elah

¹¹ As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.

¹² So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

¹⁴ As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

¹⁵ In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
KJV: For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
WEB: for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and with which they made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
ASV: for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
DARBY: for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and wherewith they made Israel to sin, provoking Jehovah the God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
BLB: concerning all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned, and by which they had caused Israel to sin in provoking to anger YHWH, God of Israel, with their idols.

ÅB: for alle de synders skyld som Baesa og hans sønn Ela hadde gjort, og som de hadde fått Israel til å gjøre, så de vakte Herrens, Israels Guds harme ved sine tomme guder.
OTB: på grunn av alle syndene til Baesa og syndene til Ela, hans sønn, som de begikk og som de ledet Israel inn i, og vekket Herrens, Israels Guds, vrede med sine avguder.
B1930: for alle de synders skyld som Baesa og hans sønn Ela hadde gjort, og som de hadde fått Israel til å gjøre, så de vakte Herrens, Israels Guds harme ved sine tomme guder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 32:21
They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.
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1 Samuel 12:21
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
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Isaiah 41:29
See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
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1 Kings 15:30
because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
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Jeremiah 10:15
They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
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1 Corinthians 10:19–20
Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
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Romans 1:21–23
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
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Jeremiah 10:8
But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
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