Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
- KJV Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
- NKJV Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying:
- NASB Now the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
- NLT This message from the Lord was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:
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Quick answer
God sends the prophet Jehu son of Hanani with a word of judgment against King Baasha.
Overview
The Lord raises up a prophet to confront Baasha, showing that He continues to govern Israel's history through His revealed word. Jehu's commissioning recalls how God consistently warns kings before judging them, leaving them without excuse. The phrase 'Yahweh's word came' marks the divine authority behind the message that follows.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 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.
- 2 Chr 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.
- 1 Kgs 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.
- 2 Chr 16:7–10At 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.
- 1 Kgs 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.
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