1 Kings 16:1
in 1 Kings 16Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
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ASV
And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
KJV
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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This verse in 1 Kings 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verse[Baasha] was appointed king by God and was sent to restore the true religion which had been destroyed by Jeroboam and his successor Nadab, and to take revenge on the evil that was committed as well as impiety. He was certainly able to accomplish in …
This site's exposition
against Baasha, saying
on 1 Kings 16:1-2
The charge Jehu brings against Baasha echoes the charge Ahijah brought against Jeroboam, “appointed you ruler over My people Israel” at 14:7. Baasha took the throne by killing the house of Jeroboam at 15:29, and now he too has “caused My people Israel to sin”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Hanani - He was sent to Asa, king of Judah. But the son, who was young and more active, was sent on this longer and more dangerous expedition to Baasha, king of Israel.
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,.... The seer that reproved Asa, 2Ch 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, 2Ch 19:2, and as a writer of history, 2Ch 20:34, the prophecy that came to him from the Lord was against Baasha; king of Israel: saying; as follows.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Hanani, the father of Jehu, was seer to Asa in the kingdom of Judah 2Ch 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).
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu - Of this prophet we know nothing but from this circumstance. It appears from 2Ch 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.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֤י | vayhi | and it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יֵה֣וּא | yehu' | Jehu | H3058 → | 58 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֲנָ֔נִי | chanani | Hanani | H2607 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בַּעְשָׁ֖א | ba'sha' | Baasha | H1201 → | 28 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְהִ֤יand it came
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יֵה֣וּאJehu
yehu'H3058 →58 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
חֲנָ֔נִיHanani
chananiH2607 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
בַּעְשָׁ֖אBaasha
ba'sha'H1201 →28 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of…
it leads to
- Psalms 139:21–22
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
- 2 John 1:10–11
If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
- Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
- 2 Chronicles 18:3
Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in…
- Psalms 139:21–22
Through
2 Chronicles 20:34As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of…
- 2 Chronicles 19:2
Through
1 Kings 16:7Moreover, 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…
it leads to
- Psalms 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
- Isaiah 2:8
Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
- Psalms 115:4
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 16:1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.