1 Kings 16:1

1 This message from the LORD was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:

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 This message from the LORD was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:

2 “I lifted you out of the dust to make you ruler of my people Israel, but you have followed the evil example of Jeroboam. You have provoked my anger by causing my people Israel to sin.

3 So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

4 The members of Baasha’s family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.”

5 The rest of the events in Baasha’s reign and the extent of his power are recorded in