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1 Kings 16:3-5
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 16:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 behold, (A)I am going to [a]burn (B)Baasha and his house, and (C)I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4 (D)Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone belonging to him who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.”
5 (E)Now as for the rest of the acts of Baasha and what he did and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
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- 1 Kings 16:3 Another reading is sweep away
1 Kings 16:3-5
New International Version
1 Kings 16:3-5
New International Version
3 So I am about to wipe out Baasha(A) and his house,(B) and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 4 Dogs(C) will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and birds(D) will feed on those who die in the country.”
5 As for the other events of Baasha’s reign, what he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals(E) of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:3-5
King James Version
1 Kings 16:3-5
King James Version
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.
5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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1 Kings 16:11-12
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 16:11-12
New American Standard Bible
11 And when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, (A)he [a]killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave [b]a single male alive, either of his [c]relatives or of his friends.
12 So Zimri eliminated all the household of Baasha, (B)in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke against Baasha through (C)Jehu the prophet,
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- 1 Kings 16:11 Lit struck
- 1 Kings 16:11 Lit him who urinates against the wall
- 1 Kings 16:11 Lit blood avengers
1 Kings 16:11-12
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1 Kings 16:11-12
New International Version
11 As soon as he began to reign and was seated on the throne, he killed off Baasha’s whole family.(A) He did not spare a single male, whether relative or friend. 12 So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu—
1 Kings 16:11-12
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1 Kings 16:11-12
King James Version
11 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.
12 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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