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1 Kings 16:3

BaashaJeroboamNebat
Judgment

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

2 “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.

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.”

5 As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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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
So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
KJV
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.
WEB
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
ASV
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
DARBY
behold, I will take away Baasha and his house, and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
BLB
surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
ÅB
så vil jeg nå feie etter Baesa og hans hus og gjøre med ditt hus som med Jeroboams, Nebats sønns hus.
OTB
se, jeg vil utrydde Baesa og hans hus, og jeg vil gjøre ditt hus som huset til Jeroboam, sønn av Nebat.
B1930
så vil jeg nu feie efter Baesa og hans hus og gjøre med ditt hus som med Jeroboams, Nebats sønns hus.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 14:10

    Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!

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  • 1 Kings 15:29–30

    As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

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  • 1 Kings 16:11–12

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 21:21–24

    This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

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  • Isaiah 66:24

    “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

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  • Jeremiah 22:19

    He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.

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