1 Kings 16:1

And the word of the Lord came to Jehu, son of Hanani, protesting against Baasha and saying,

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

In Context

2Because I took you up out of the dust, and made you ruler over my people Israel; and you have gone in the ways of Jeroboam, and made my people Israel do evil, moving me to wrath by their sins;

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:33In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and was king for twenty-four years.

2 Kings 17:13And he gave witness to Israel and Judah, by every prophet and seer, saying, Come back from your evil ways, and do my orders and keep my rules, and be guided by the law which I gave to your fathers and sent to you by my servants the prophets.

2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:1

This chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of Israel, and the revolutions of that kingdom—many in a little time. The utter ruin of Jeroboam's family, after it had been twenty-four years a royal family, we read of in the foregoing chapter. In this chapter we have, I. The ruin of Baasha's family, after it had been but twenty-six years a royal family, foretold by a prophet ( ver. 1-7 ), and executed by Zimri, one of his captains, ver. 8-14 . II. The seven days' reign of Zimri, and his sudden fall, ver. 15-20 . III.… Read the whole commentary →

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