1 Kings 16:3
New International Version
So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

New Living Translation
So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

English Standard Version
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Berean Standard Bible
So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

New American Standard Bible
behold, I am going to burn Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

NASB 1995
behold, I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

NASB 1977
behold, I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Legacy Standard Bible
behold, I am going to sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Amplified Bible
behold, I am going to sweep away Baasha and his household (family), and I will make your house (royal line) like that of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Christian Standard Bible
take note: I will eradicate Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
take note: I will sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

American Standard Version
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Contemporary English Version
that I will destroy you and your family, just as I did the family of Jeroboam.

English Revised Version
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I will destroy Baasha and his family. I will make his family like the family of Jeroboam (Nebat's son).

Good News Translation
and so I will do away with you and your family, just as I did with Jeroboam.

International Standard Version
So watch out! I'm going to devour Baasha and his household. I'm going to make your household just like the household of Jeroboam, Nebat's son.

Majority Standard Bible
So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:

NET Bible
So I am ready to burn up Baasha and his family, and make your family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

New Heart English Bible
look, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
behold, I am putting away the posterity of Baasha, even the posterity of his house, and have given up your house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat;

Young's Literal Translation
lo, I am putting away the posterity of Baasha, even the posterity of his house, and have given up thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat;

Smith's Literal Translation
Behold me taking away after Baasha, and after his house; and I gave thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold, I will cut down the posterity of Baasa, and the posterity of his house, and I will make thy house as the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, I will cut down the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house. And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

New American Bible
I will burn up what is left of Baasha and his house; I will make your house like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat:

New Revised Standard Version
therefore, I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, I will pluck out one by one the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make his house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold, I pick off Baasha and his house, and I shall make his house like the house of Yorbaam, son of Nebat.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasa and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Behold, I raise up enemies after Baasa, and after his house; and I will make thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nabat.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jehu's Prophecy Against Baasha
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.”…

Cross References
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 of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!

1 Kings 21:21
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

2 Kings 9:8
The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.

2 Kings 10:11
So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.

1 Samuel 25:22
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

1 Samuel 25:34
Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”

2 Samuel 12:10
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

2 Kings 21:13
I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

2 Kings 25:21
There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

Jeremiah 22:30
This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

Hosea 1:4
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

Amos 7:9
The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”

Matthew 23:35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Luke 11:51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Acts 13:22
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’


Treasury of Scripture

Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

will make thy house

1 Kings 16:11,12
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends…

1 Kings 14:10
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

1 Kings 15:29,30
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: …

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1 Kings 16
1. Jehu's prophecy against Baasha
5. Elah succeeds him
8. Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him
11. Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy
15. Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself
21. The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni
23. Omri builds Samaria
25. His wicked reign
27. Ahab succeeds him
29. Ahab's most wicked reign
34. Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho














So now
This phrase indicates a decisive moment of action. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "הִנְנִי" (hineni), which conveys a sense of immediacy and certainty. It reflects God's direct intervention in the affairs of Israel, emphasizing His sovereignty and the fulfillment of His prophetic word. This moment is a turning point, where divine judgment is about to be executed.

I will wipe out
The Hebrew root here is "בָּעַר" (ba'ar), meaning to consume or destroy completely. This term is often used in the context of purging evil or sin from the land. It underscores the severity of God's judgment against Baasha for his idolatry and disobedience. The imagery is one of thorough cleansing, leaving no trace of the wickedness that had been perpetuated.

Baasha and his house
Baasha was the king of Israel who followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam. His "house" refers to his dynasty or lineage. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the house of a king was not just his immediate family but his entire line of descendants. The judgment against Baasha's house signifies the end of his family's rule and influence, a common theme in the biblical narrative where God holds leaders accountable for their actions.

and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. His reign was marked by idolatry and leading Israel away from the worship of Yahweh. The comparison to Jeroboam's house is significant because it was completely eradicated due to his sins. This serves as a warning and a fulfillment of God's promise that those who lead His people astray will face severe consequences. The historical context here is crucial, as it reflects the cyclical nature of sin and judgment in Israel's history, reminding the reader of the importance of faithfulness to God.

Verse 3. - Behold, I will take away [Heb. exterminate; same word as in 1 Kings 14:10 (where see note); 21:21; 22:47, etc.] the posterity of [Heb. after] Baasha, and the posterity of [after] his house, and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. [Cf. 1 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 21:22, etc.]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So now
הִנְנִ֥י (hin·nî)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

I will consume
מַבְעִ֛יר (maḇ·‘îr)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

Baasha
בַעְשָׁ֖א (ḇa‘·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1201: Baasha -- a king of Israel

and his house,
בֵית֑וֹ (ḇê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and I will make
וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (wə·nā·ṯat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your house
בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ (bê·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

like that
כְּבֵ֖ית (kə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Jeroboam
יָרָבְעָ֥ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nebat:
נְבָֽט׃ (nə·ḇāṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5028: Nebat -- father of Jeroboam


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