1 Kings 16:4 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 16:4

Anyone 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.”

BSB

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ASV

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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, 1Ki 14:11.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Those who resemble others in their sins may expect to resemble them in their plagues, especially those who seem zealous against such sins in others as they allow themselves in; the house of Jehu was reckoned with for the blood of the house of Ahab, Hos. i.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַמֵּ֤ת	ha.Met	the [one who] dies	H4191 →
לְבַעְשָׁא֙	le.va'.Sha'	of Baasha	H1201 →
בָּעִ֔יר	ba.'Ir	in the city	H5892 →
יֹֽאכְל֖וּ	yo.khe.Lu	they will devour	H398 →
הַכְּלָבִ֑ים	ha.ke.la.Vim	the dogs	H3611 →
וְהַמֵּ֥ת	ve.ha.Met	and the [one who] dies	H4191 →
לוֹ֙	lo	of him
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	ba.sa.Deh	in the open country	H7704 →
יֹאכְל֖וּ	yo.khe.Lu	they will devour	H398 →
ע֥וֹף	of	[the] bird[s] of	H5775 →
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	ha.sha.Ma.yim	the heavens	H8064 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 21:24
Anyone belonging to Ahab 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.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 15:3
  I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 14:11
  Anyone belonging to Jeroboam 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.’ For the LORD has…
- Ezekiel 32:4–5
  I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth…
- Isaiah 14:19
  But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.
- Ezekiel 39:18–20
  You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan.
Through
1 Kings 14:11
Anyone belonging to Jeroboam 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.’ For the LORD has…
leads to
- 1 Kings 21:23–24
  And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
- Revelation 19:17–18
  Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
- Isaiah 66:24
  “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings