1 Kings 16:4

4 He that dies of Baasha in the city, the dogs shall eat; and he that dies of his in the fields, the fowls of the air shall eat.

1 Kings 16:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:4

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat, and
him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
] They should not have burial, which is just the same that was threatened to and executed on Jeroboam's family, ( 1 Kings 14:11 ) .

1 Kings 16:4 In-Context

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 sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

3 behold, I will burn up 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 He that dies of Baasha in the city, the dogs shall eat; and he that dies of his in the fields, the fowls of the air shall eat.

5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha and what he did and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

6 So Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and Elah, his son, reigned in his stead.