1 Kings 16:2
Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and thou have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the word of LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 32:21And Moses said to Aaron, What did this people do to thee, that thou have brought a great sin upon them?
1 Samuel 2:24No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear. Ye make LORD's people to transgress.
1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, Though thou were little in thine own sight, were thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And LORD anointed thee king over Israel.
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David, Thou are the man. Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul.
1 Kings 14:7Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus says LORD, the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
1 Kings 15:26And he did that which was evil in the sight of LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:2-15
Ruin of Baasha's Family Foretold. ( b. c. 931.) 1 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. 4 Him that dieth of… Read the whole commentary →