1 Kings 16:3

Translations

Modern

So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

Traditional

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.

Literal

…surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

Latin

…ecce ego demetam posteriora Baasa, et posteriora domus ejus, et faciam domum tuam sicut domum Jeroboam filii Nabat.

Original

Hebrew

English

So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

Notes

1 Kings 16:2–4

The Lord accused Baasha of murder (1 Kings 16:7) and of following Jeroboam's idol worship. Since he continued Jeroboam's evil ways, Baasha and his family would face the same fate (see 1 Kings 14:11).

Theme notes and profiles

Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Reign of Baasha

Related verses

1 Kings 14:10
Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
1 Kings 16:11–12
As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
Isaiah 66:24
“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
1 Kings 21:21–24
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.
Jeremiah 22:19
He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
1 Kings 15:29–30
As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

People

Baasha: Third king of Israel who ruled for 24 years Jeroboam: First king of the northern kingdom of Israel Nebat: Father of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel

Glossary

Baasha Hanani Jehu Kings, Books of First and Second Moabite Stone

Topics

Anger: Anger of God Baasha: King of Israel Government: God In in the Appointment of Kings Ingratitude of Man to God Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Baasha's House

1 Kings 16:3

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