1 Kings 16:12

12 Zimri totally wiped out the family of Baasha, just as God's word delivered by the prophet Jehu had said

1 Kings 16:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:12

Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to
the word of the Lord, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the
prophet.
] That not only his posterity, but all any way related to him, should be cut off; yea, it seems to have been carried further, even to all that were in any connection with him in point of friendship, see ( 1 Kings 16:3 ) .

1 Kings 16:12 In-Context

10 Zimri slipped in, knocked Elah to the ground, and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah. Zimri then became the king.

11 Zimri had no sooner become king than he killed everyone connected with Baasha, got rid of them all like so many stray dogs - relatives and friends alike.

12 Zimri totally wiped out the family of Baasha, just as God's word delivered by the prophet Jehu had said

13 - wages for the sins of Baasha and his son Elah; not only for their sins but for dragging Israel into their sins and making the God of Israel angry with their stupid idols.

14 The rest of Elah's life, what he said and did, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.