1 Kings 16:3

Behold, I raise up enemies after Baasa, and after his house; and I will + 16:3 Gr. give. make your house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nabat.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Forasmuch as I lifted you up from the earth, 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 with their vanities;

4Him that + 16:4 Gr. has died. dies of Baasa in the city the dogs shall devour, and him that dies of his in the field the birds of the sky shall devour.

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Cross References

1 Kings 16:11And it came to pass when he reigned, when he sat upon his throne,

2 Kings 9:9And I will + 9:9 Gr. give. make the house of Achaab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the son of Achia.

Jeremiah 22:19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass; he shall be dragged roughly along and cast outside the gate of Jerusalem.

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 →

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