1 Kings 16:2

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

“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

³ So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

⁴ Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

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: “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
KJV: 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;
WEB: “Because I exalted you out of the dust and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins,
ASV: 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;
DARBY: 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, provoking me to anger with their sins;
BLB: “Because that I raised you up out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel—and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins—

ÅB: Fordi jeg har opphøyet deg av støvet og satt deg til fyrste over mitt folk Israel, men du har vandret på Jeroboams vei og fått mitt folk Israel til å synde, så de vekker min harme ved sine synder,
OTB: "Siden jeg opphøyet deg fra støvet og gjorde deg til leder over mitt folk Israel, men du har vandret i Jeroboams vei og fått mitt folk Israel til å synde, og vekket min vrede med deres synder,
B1930: Fordi jeg har ophøiet dig av støvet og satt dig til fyrste over mitt folk Israel, men du har vandret på Jeroboams vei og fått mitt folk Israel til å synde, så de vekker min harme ved sine synder,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 14:7
Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.
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1 Kings 15:34
And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
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1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
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Psalms 113:7–8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
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Exodus 32:21
“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
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2 Samuel 12:7–11
Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
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1 Samuel 2:24
No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
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1 Samuel 2:27–28
Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?
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