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1 Kings 16:1

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

2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
KJV
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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The LORD’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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And the word of YHWH came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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Og Herrens ord kom til Jehu, Hananis sønn, om Baesa, og det lød slik:
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Budskapet fra Herren ble levert til Jehu, sønn av Hanani, angående Baesa, og sa,
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Og Herrens ord kom til Jehu, Hananis sønn, om Baesa, og det lød således:

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  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:34

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

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  • 1 Kings 16:7

    And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:7–10

    And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

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  • 1 Kings 15:33

    In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.

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