1 Kings 16:2

1 Kings 16:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
• New International Version (NIV)“I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Since I exalted you out of the dust and made you leader over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made my people Israel to sin, provoking me to anger with their sins,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins,

Context of 1 Kings 16:2

1Now the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, “Since I exalted you from the dust and made you leader over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have misled My people Israel into sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins, 3behold, I am going to burn Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4Anyone 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.”

1 Kings 16:2 word by word

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ מִן־הֶ֣עָפָ֔ר וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣ נָגִ֔יד עַ֖ל עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֗ם וַֽתַּחֲטִא֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Sinceיַעַןya‛an · becauseH3282
• Sinceאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• exaltedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• you from the dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• and madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• you leaderנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• you have walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• and have misledחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• provokingכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• with their sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:2

• 1 Kings 14:7Go, say to Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel,
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them.
• 1 Samuel 15:17So Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were insignificant in your own eyes, that you became the head of the tribes of Israel? For the Lord anointed you as king over Israel.
• 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan then said to David, “You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap,
• Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.
• 1 Kings 13:33After this event, Jeroboam did not abandon his evil way, but he again appointed priests of the high places from all the people; anyone who wanted, he ordained, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
• 1 Kings 15:34And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin into which he misled Israel.
• 1 Kings 14:16He will give up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he committed and with which he misled Israel into sin.”
• 1 Kings 15:26He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and in his sin into which he misled Israel.
• Exodus 32:21Then Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought such a great sin upon them?”
• 1 Samuel 2:24No, my sons; for the report is not good which I hear the Lord’s people circulating.
• 1 Samuel 26:19Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may He accept an offering; but if it is people, cursed are they before the Lord, because they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
• Matthew 5:19Therefore, whoever nullifies one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Made thee prince over my people - That is, in the course of my providence, I suffered thee to become king; for it is impossible that God should make a rebel, a traitor, and a murderer, king over his people, or over any people. God is ever represented in Scripture as doing those things which, in the course of his providence, he permits to be done.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4The Lord accused Baasha of murder (1 Kings 16:7) and of following Jeroboam's idol worship. Since he continued Jeroboam's evil ways, Baasha and his family would face the same fate (see 1 Kings 14:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Forasmuch as I exalted thee--The doom he pronounced on Baasha was exactly the same as denounced against Jeroboam and his posterity. Though he had waded through slaughter to his throne, he owed his elevation to the appointment or permission of Him "by whom kings reign." over my people Israel--With all their errors and lapses into idolatry, they were not wholly abandoned by God. He still showed His interest in them by sending prophets and working…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:2

• Anger
• Baasha
• Government
• Ingratitude
• Jeroboam
• Promotion
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Ahab
• Baasha
• Israel, History of
• Prince
• Jehu

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings