Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
Parallel translations
- WEB Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
- KJV And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
- NKJV Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
- NASB Then Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck and killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
- NLT Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and assassinated him while he and the Israelite army were laying siege to the Philistine town of Gibbethon.
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Baasha conspires against Nadab and strikes him down at Gibbethon during a siege of the Philistines. The coup begins the destruction of Jeroboam's house.
Overview
Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, assassinates Nadab during a military campaign. This violent seizure of power is the means by which God's word against Jeroboam is carried out. The verse shows the LORD using even the schemes of ambitious men to fulfill His pronounced judgment.
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- 1 Kgs 14:14Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
- Josh 21:23From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
- Josh 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- 1 Kgs 16:15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 1 Kgs 16:9However, 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.
- 1 Kgs 16:17Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
- 1 Kgs 15:16–17Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 2 Kgs 12:20And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
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