KJV King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
WEB World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
ASV American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And a word of Jehovah is unto Jehu son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 16
1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
4 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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2 Chronicles 20:34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.1 Kings 16:7And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.2 Chronicles 16:7-10And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.1 Kings 15:33In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
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