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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

1 Kings 16:12

So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Elah;   Jehu;   Prophecy;   Zimri;   Thompson Chain Reference - Fulfilment of Prophecy;   Prophecy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Omri;   Zimri;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehu;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Baasha;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nadab;   Samaria;   Zimri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Jehu;   Omri;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Elah;   Zimri (1);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baasha ;   Elah ;   Jehu ;   Tirzah ;   Zimri ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nimshi;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jehu;   Zimri;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Zim'ri;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Elah (2);   Jehu;   Zimri (1);   Zimri (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Zimri destroyed the entire house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu.
Hebrew Names Version
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Ba`sha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke against Ba`sha by Yehu the prophet,
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord , which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
New Century Version
So Zimri destroyed all of Baasha's family just as the Lord had said it would happen through the prophet Jehu.
New English Translation
Zimri destroyed Baasha's entire family, just as the Lord had predicted to Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
Amplified Bible
Thus Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke against Baasha through Jehu the prophet,
New American Standard Bible
So Zimri eliminated all the household of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke against Baasha through Jehu the prophet,
Geneva Bible (1587)
So did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord which he spake against Baasha by the hande of Iehu the Prophet,
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of Yahweh, which He spoke against Baasha by the hand of Jehu the prophet,
Contemporary English Version
Baasha's family was completely wiped out, just as the Lord 's prophet Jehu had warned.
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus Zimri eliminated all the house of Ba‘sha, in keeping with the word of Adonai spoken against Ba‘sha through Yehu the prophet. This word had been spoken
Darby Translation
And Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spoke against Baasha through Jehu the prophet,
Easy-to-Read Version
So Zimri destroyed Baasha's family just as the Lord said he would when he spoke against Baasha through the prophet Jehu.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet
Good News Translation
And so, in accordance with what the Lord had said against Baasha through the prophet Jehu, Zimri killed all the family of Baasha.
Lexham English Bible
So Zimri destroyed all of the house of Baasha according to the word of Yahweh which he spoke against Baasha by the hand of Jehu the prophet
Literal Translation
And Zimri destroyed the whole house of Baasha, according to the Word of Jehovah that He spoke as to Baasha, by the hand of Jehu the prophet;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus dyd Simri destroye all the house of Baesa, acordinge to the worde of the LORDE, which he spake ouer Baesa by the prophet Iehu,
American Standard Version
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
Bible in Basic English
So Zimri put to death all the family of Baasha, so that the word which the Lord said against him by the mouth of Jehu the prophet came about;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasa, according to the worde of the Lorde, which he spake against Baasa by the hande of Iehu the prophet,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasa, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke against Baasa by Jehu the prophet,
King James Version (1611)
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Iehu the prophet,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that he smote all the house of Baasa, according to the word which the Lord spoke against the house of Baasa, and to Ju the prophet,
English Revised Version
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,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Zamri dide awey al the hows of Baasa, bi the word of the Lord, which he spak to Baasa, in the hond of Hieu, the prophete, for alle the synnes of Baasa,
Young's Literal Translation
And Zimri destroyeth the whole house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, that He spake concerning Baasha, by the hand of Jehu the prophet:
Update Bible Version
Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
Webster's Bible Translation
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,
World English Bible
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
New King James Version
Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
New Living Translation
So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the Lord had promised through the prophet Jehu.
New Life Bible
So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha, as was spoken against Baasha by the word of the Lord through Jehu the man who spoke for God.
New Revised Standard
Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord , which he spoke against Baasha by the prophet Jehu—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, - according to the word of Yahweh which he spake unto Baasha, through Jehu the prophet;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Zambri destroyed all the house of Baasa, according to the word of the Lord, that he had spoken to Baasa, in the hand of Jehu, the prophet,
Revised Standard Version
Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Ba'asha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke against Ba'asha by Jehu the prophet,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke against Baasha through Jehu the prophet,

Contextual Overview

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. 8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa's reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years. 9However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah's servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. 10So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa's reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

according: 1 Kings 16:1-4

by Jehu the prophet: Heb. by the hand of Jehu the prophet, 1 Kings 16:1, 1 Kings 16:7, 1 Kings 14:18, 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 10:15, Proverbs 26:6

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 16:3 - will make thy house 1 Kings 17:16 - by Elijah 2 Kings 9:9 - and like the house 1 Chronicles 2:6 - Zimri 2 Chronicles 19:2 - And Jehu

Cross-References

Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me."
Genesis 16:8
"Hagar, servant of Sarai," He said, "where have you come from, and where are you going?" "I am running away from my mistress Sarai," she replied.
Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
Genesis 27:40
You shall live by the sword, and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck."
Job 11:12
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 1 Kings 16:3.


 
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