1 Kings 16:1

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“Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:”

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BSBPD

“Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And a word of Jehovah is unto Jehu son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 16:1 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 15:33In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
  2. 1 Kings 16:7Moreover, 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.
  3. 2 Kings 17:13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
  5. 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu 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 the LORD is upon you.
  6. 2 Chronicles 20:34As 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 of Israel.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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