1 Kings

1 Kings 16:1–7

1Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying: 2“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins. 3So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

4Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city

will be eaten by dogs,

and anyone who dies in the field

will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

5As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 6And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.

7Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

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1 Kings 16:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameוַיְהִ֤יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Jehuיֵה֣וּאyê·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3058 Jehu
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיḥă·nā·nîNoun - proper - masculine singularH2607 Chanani
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֖אba‘·šāNoun - proper - masculine singularH1201 Basha
sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say

1 Kings 16:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Evenיַ֗עַןya·‘anAdverbH3282 purpose, intention
thoughאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I lifted youהֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙hă·rî·mō·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
outמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of the dustהֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe·‘ā·p̄ārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust
and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣wā·’et·ten·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
you rulerנָגִ֔ידnā·ḡîḏNoun - masculine singularH5057 leader
overעַ֖ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
My peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
you have walkedוַתֵּ֣לֶךְ׀wat·tê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םyā·rā·ḇə·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
and have caused My peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
to sinוַֽתַּחֲטִא֙wat·ta·ḥă·ṭiConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH2398 miss
and to provoke Me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיlə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nîPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH3707 be vexed, angry
by their sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH2403 offence, penalty, occasion

1 Kings 16:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So nowהִנְנִ֥יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I will consumeמַבְעִ֛ירmaḇ·‘îrVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH1197 burn, consume
Baashaבַעְשָׁ֖אḇa‘·šāNoun - proper - masculine singularH1201 Basha
and his houseבֵית֑וֹḇê·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
and I will makeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙wə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
your houseבֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bê·ṯə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house
like thatכְּבֵ֖יתkə·ḇêṯPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םyā·rā·ḇə·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Nebatנְבָֽט׃nə·ḇāṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH5028 Nebat

1 Kings 16:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Anyone belonging to Baashaלְבַעְשָׁא֙lə·ḇa‘·šāPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1201 Basha
who diesהַמֵּ֤תham·mêṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH4191 die
in the cityבָּעִ֔ירbā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
will be eatenיֹֽאכְל֖וּyō·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat
by dogsהַכְּלָבִ֑יםhak·kə·lā·ḇîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3611 dog
and anyone who diesוְהַמֵּ֥תwə·ham·mêṯConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH4191 die
in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הbaś·śā·ḏehPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyō·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat
by the birdsע֥וֹף‘ō·wp̄Noun - masculine singular constructH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the airהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃haš·šā·mā·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft

1 Kings 16:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרwə·ye·ṯerConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of Baashaבַעְשָׁ֛אḇa‘·šāNoun - proper - masculine singularH1201 Basha
along with his accomplishmentsוַאֲשֶׁ֥רwa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
and mightוּגְבֽוּרָת֑וֹū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯōwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1369 strength, might
theyהֵ֣םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
notהֲלֹא־hă·lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםkə·ṯū·ḇîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH3789 write
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Bookסֵ֛פֶרsê·p̄erNoun - masculine singular constructH5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יlə·mal·ḵêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

1 Kings 16:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba‘·šāNoun - proper - masculine singularH1201 Basha
restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בway·yiš·kaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7901 lie down
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רway·yiq·qā·ḇêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6912 bury
in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֑הbə·ṯir·ṣāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8656 Tirtsah
and his sonבְנ֖וֹḇə·nōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
Elahאֵלָ֥ה’ê·lāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH425 Elah
reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְway·yim·lōḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃taḥ·tāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH8478 the under part

1 Kings 16:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Moreoverוְגַ֡םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
the wordדְּבַר־də·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameהָיָה֩hā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
throughבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאhan·nā·ḇîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Jehuיֵה֨וּאyê·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3058 Jehu
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Hananiחֲנָ֜נִיḥă·nā·nîNoun - proper - masculine singularH2607 Chanani
againstאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba‘·šāNoun - proper - masculine singularH1201 Basha
his houseבֵּית֜וֹbê·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
because ofוְעַ֥לwə·‘alConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the evilהָרָעָ֣ה׀hā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
he had doneעָשָׂ֣ה׀‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙lə·haḵ·‘î·sōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH3707 be vexed, angry
with the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הbə·ma·‘ă·śêhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
of his handsיָדָ֔יוyā·ḏāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and becomingלִהְי֖וֹתlih·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתkə·ḇêṯPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םyā·rā·ḇə·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
and alsoוְעַ֥לwə·‘alConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
becauseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Baasha had struck downהִכָּ֖הhik·kāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 16:1 2 Chronicles 19:2 · 2 Chronicles 20:34 · 1 Kings 16:7 · 2 Chronicles 16:7–10

1 Kings 16:2 1 Kings 15:34 · 1 Kings 14:7 · 1 Samuel 2:8 · Psalm 113:7–8

1 Kings 16:3 1 Kings 14:10

1 Kings 16:4 1 Kings 14:11

1 Kings 16:5 1 Kings 15:31 · 1 Kings 14:19

1 Kings 16:6 1 Kings 14:17 · 1 Kings 15:21

1 Kings 16:7 Psalm 115:4 · Isaiah 2:8 · Hosea 1:4 · 1 Kings 14:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.