1 Kings 16:2
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, provoking me to anger with their sins;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 32:21And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin on them?
1 Samuel 2:24No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people transgress.
1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?
2 Samuel 12:7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah 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 saith Jehovah 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 evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel 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 →