1 Kings 16:1

New Living Translation

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to Yehu the son of Hanani against Ba`sha, saying,

King James Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

New Century Version
Jehu son of Hanani spoke the word of the Lord against King Baasha.

New English Translation
Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha's downfall:

Amplified Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Now the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the word of the Lord came to Iehu the sonne of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord sent Jehu son of Hanani to say to Baasha:

Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to Yehu the son of Hanani against Ba‘sha:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord spoke against King Baasha through the prophet, Jehu son of Hanani. He said,

George Lamsa Translation
THEN the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanan against Baasha, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to the prophet Jehu son of Hanani and gave him this message for Baasha:

Lexham English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles the worde of the LORDE came vnto Iehu the sonne of Hanani agaynst Baesa, and sayde:

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to Jehu, son of Hanani, protesting against Baasha and saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the worde of the Lorde came to Iehu the sonne of Hanani against Baasa, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasa, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then the word of the Lord came to Iehu the sonne of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came by the hand of Ju son of Anani to Baasa, saying,

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the word of the Lord was maad to Hieu, sone of Anany, ayens Baasa, and seide,

Young's Literal Translation
And a word of Jehovah is unto Jehu son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying:

New Life Bible
Now the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jehu

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Baasa, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hana'ni against Ba'asha, saying,

THE MESSAGE
The word of God came to Jehu son of Hanani with this message for Baasha: "I took you from nothing—a complete nobody—and set you up as the leader of my people Israel, but you plodded along in the rut of Jeroboam, making my people Israel sin and making me seethe over their sin. And now the consequences—I will burn Baasha and his regime to cinders, the identical fate of Jeroboam son of Nebat. Baasha's people who die in the city will be eaten by scavenger dogs; carrion crows will eat the ones who die in the country."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

Contextual Overview

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 The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. ⁶ When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king. ⁷ The message from the Lord against Baasha and his family came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the Lord 's sight (just as the family of Jeroboam had done), and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam. The Lord 's anger was provoked by Baasha's sins. ⁸ Elah son of Baasha began to rule over Israel in the twenty-sixth year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in the city of Tirzah for two years. ⁹ Then Zimri, who commanded half of the royal chariots, made plans to kill him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk at the home of Arza, the supervisor of the palace. ¹⁰ Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa's reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king.

Bible Verse Review
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Jehu: 1 Kings 16:7, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 20:34

Hanani: 1 Kings 15:33, 2 Chronicles 16:7-10

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 16:12 - according Jeremiah 32:18 - recompensest

Cross-References

Genesis 11:30
But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children.

Genesis 12:16
Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

Genesis 16:2
So Sarai said to Abram, "The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her." And Abram agreed with Sarai's proposal.

Genesis 16:3
So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.)

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority."

Genesis 16:10
Then he added, "I will give you more descendants than you can count."

Genesis 21:12
But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.

Genesis 21:21
and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.

Genesis 25:21
Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

Judges 13:2
In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,.... 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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hanani, the father of Jehu, was seer to Asa in the kingdom of Judah 2 Chronicles 16:7-10. His son Jehu, who here discharges the same office in the kingdom of Israel, appears at a later date as an inhabitant of Jerusalem where he prophesied under Jehoshaphat, whom he rebuked on one occasion. He must have lived to a great age, for he outlived Jehoshaphat, and wrote his life (marginal references).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XVI

Jehu the prophet denounces the destruction of Baasha,1-7.

Zimri conspires against him, and slays him and his family, and

reigns seven days, 8-15.

The people make Omri king, and besiege Zimri in Tirzah; who,

finding no way to escape, sets fire to his palace, and consumes

himself in it, 16-20.

The people are divided, half following Tibni, and half Omri;

the latter faction overcomes the former, Tibni is slain, and

Omri reigns alone, 21-23.

He founds Samaria, 24.

His bad character and death, 25-28.

Ahab reigns in his stead; marries Jezebel, restores idolatry,

and exceeds his predecessors in wickedness, 29-33.

Hiel the Beth-elite rebuilds Jericho, 34.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVI

Verse 1 Kings 16:1. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu — Of this prophet we know nothing but from this circumstance. It appears from 2 Chronicles 16:7-10, that his father Hanani was also a prophet, and suffered imprisonment in consequence of the faithful discharge of his ministry to Asa.