1 Kings 16:1

1 The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

1 Kings 16:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:1

Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,
&c.] The seer that reproved Asa, ( 2 Chronicles 16:7 ) , so that this man was the son of a prophet then living, and was a young man; for we hear of him several years after reproving Jehoshaphat, ( 2 Chronicles 19:2 ) , and as a writer of history, ( 2 Chronicles 20:34 ) , the prophecy that came to him from the Lord was

against Baasha;
king of Israel:

saying;
as follows.

1 Kings 16:1 In-Context

1 The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

2 "Because I exalted you from the dust and I made you a leader over my people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and you caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their sins,

3 I am now [about to] consume Baasha and his house. I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

4 Those who die for Baasha in the city, the dogs will eat; those who die for him in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat."

5 The remainder of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his powerful deeds, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?