1 Kings 16:3

3 So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Kings 16:3 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
The Message Bible (MSG)
3 And now the consequences - I will burn Baasha and his regime to cinders, the identical fate of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
American Standard Version (ASV)
3 behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
3 So I will destroy Baasha and his family. I will make his family like the family of Jeroboam (Nebat's son).
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
3 take note: I will sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
3 "So I am about to destroy you and your royal house. I will make your house like the royal house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

1 Kings 16:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:3

Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the
posterity of his house
By death, there shall be none of his family remaining in any branch of it:

and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat;
execute the same judgment on it, and in the same manner, their sins being alike.

1 Kings 16:3 In-Context

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha:
2 “I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins.
3 So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
4 Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and birds will feed on those who die in the country.”
5 As for the other events of Baasha’s reign, what he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Kings 9:9
  • 2. ver 11; 1 Kings 14:10; 1 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 21:22
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