Melachim Alef 16:4

4 Him that dieth of Ba’asha in the Ir shall the kelavim eat; and him that dieth of his in the sadeh (country) shall the oph HaShomayim eat.

Melachim Alef 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 ) .

Melachim Alef 16:4 In-Context

2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the aphar (dust), and made thee nagid over My people Yisroel; and thou hast walked in the derech Yarov‘am, and hast caused My people Yisroel to sin, to provoke Me to anger with their chattot;

3 Hineni, I will sweep away after Ba’asha, and after his Bais; and I will make thy Bais like the Bais Yarov‘am Ben Nevat.

4 Him that dieth of Ba’asha in the Ir shall the kelavim eat; and him that dieth of his in the sadeh (country) shall the oph HaShomayim eat.

5 Now the rest of the acts of Ba’asha, and what he did, and his gevurah, are they not written in the Sefer Divrei HaYamim L’Malkhei Yisroel?

6 So Ba’asha slept with his avot, and was buried in Tirtzah: and Elah Bno reigned as Melech in his place.