1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the Lord came to Iehu the sonne of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 15:33In the thirde yeere of Asa King of Iudah, began Baasha the sonne of Ahijah to reigne ouer all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned foure and twentie yeeres.
2 Kings 17:13Notwithstanding the Lord testified to Israel, and to Iudah by all the Prophets, and by all the Seers, saying, Turne from your euill wayes, and keepe my commandements and my statutes, according to all the Lawe, which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my seruants the Prophets.
2 Chronicles 19:2And Iehu the sonne of Hanani the Seer went out to meete him, and said to King Iehoshaphat, Wouldest thou helpe the wicked, and loue them that hate the Lord? therefore for this thing the wrath of the Lord is vpon thee.
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 →