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,
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
- KJV 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,
- BSB So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
- NKJV Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
- NLT So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the Lord had promised through the prophet Jehu.
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Zimri's massacre is explicitly identified as the fulfillment of God's word spoken through the prophet Jehu.
Overview
The narrator pauses to underline that Zimri's violence accomplished exactly what Yahweh had foretold against Baasha through Jehu. This editorial comment keeps the prophetic word, not human scheming, at the center of the story. It reassures readers that history unfolds under God's sovereign and reliable direction.
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Cross-references · 7
- 1 Kgs 16:1Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
- 1 Kgs 16:7Moreover Yahweh’s word came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck him.
- 2 Chr 10:15So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- 2 Kgs 14:25He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
- 1 Kgs 16:3behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- 1 Kgs 14:18All Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.
- Prov 26:6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
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