1 Kings 16:12
in 1 Kings 16So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
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ASV
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
KJV
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
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This verse in 1 Kings 16
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
pisseth against a wall
on 1 Kings 16:11-13
Zimri's purge leaves not one that pisseth against a wall, a coarse idiom for every male of Baasha's line, and the narrator credits the massacre directly to the word of the LORD spoken by Jehu the son of Hanani. Verse 13 sums Baasha and Elah under one word, vanities, the Hebrew term for an idol that means emptiness or breath, the same charge that opened the oracle at verse 2. Zimri carries the sentence out in full, and the text gives him no credit for the deed; his own house is next.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet. That not only his posterity, but all any way related to him, should be cut off; yea, it seems to have been carried further, even to all that were in any connection with him in point of friendship, see 1Ki 16:3.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Zimri . . . conspired against him--"Arza which was over his house." During a carousal in the house of his chamberlain, Zimri slew him, and having seized the sovereignty, endeavored to consolidate his throne by the massacre of all the royal race.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Nor any of his relatives or friends. [Targum Yonoson rendered, “neither] his kinfolk nor his friends.” 3 Alternatively, “his friend,” singular, meaning his confidant.—Metzudas Dovid
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 7 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּשְׁמֵ֣ד | vaiyashmed | and he destroyed | H8045 → | 90 times |
| זִמְרִ֔י | zimri | Zimri | H2174 → | 15 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| בַּעְשָׁ֑א | ba'sha' | Baasha | H1201 → | 28 times |
| כִּדְבַ֤ר | kidvar | according to [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֣ר | diber | he had spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בַּעְשָׁ֔א | ba'sha' | Baasha | H1201 → | 28 times |
| בְּיַ֖ד | beyad | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| יֵה֥וּא | yehu' | Jehu | H3058 → | 58 times |
| הַנָּבִֽיא׃ | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
וַיַּשְׁמֵ֣דand he destroyed
vaiyashmedH8045 →90 times
זִמְרִ֔יZimri
zimriH2174 →15 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
בַּעְשָׁ֑אBaasha
ba'sha'H1201 →28 times
כִּדְבַ֤רaccording to [the] word of
kidvarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֣רhe had spoken
diberH1696 →1141 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בַּעְשָׁ֔אBaasha
ba'sha'H1201 →28 times
בְּיַ֖דby [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
יֵה֥וּאJehu
yehu'H3058 →58 times
הַנָּבִֽיא׃the prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 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 10:15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 11:29–39
During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them…
- 1 Samuel 2:25
If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since…
- 2 Chronicles 25:16–20
While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has…
- 1 Kings 11:29–39
Through
Proverbs 26:6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
it leads to
- Proverbs 10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
- Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- Proverbs 10:26
Through
1 Kings 16:3So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:10
Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house…
- 1 Kings 14:10
Through
1 Kings 16:1Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
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 20:34
As 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…
- 2 Chronicles 19:2
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).