1 Kings 16:11

1 Kings 16:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
• New International Version (NIV)As soon as he began to reign and was seated on the throne, he killed off Baasha’s whole family. He did not spare a single male, whether relative or friend.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he began to reign, as soon as he had seated himself on his throne, he struck down all the house of Baasha. He did not leave him a single male of his relatives or his friends.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave him one male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends.

Context of 1 Kings 16:11

9His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah, 10Zimri came in and struck him dead. (This happened in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah.) Zimri replaced Elah as king. When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. He did not spare any male belonging to him; he killed his relatives and his friends. 12Zimri destroyed Baasha’s entire family, just as the Lord had predicted to Baasha through Jehu the prophet. 13This happened because of all the sins which Baasha and his son Elah committed and which they made Israel commit. They angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols.

1 Kings 16:11 word by word

וַיְהִ֨י בְמָלְכ֜וֹ כְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹ עַל־כִּסְא֗וֹ הִכָּה֙ אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֣ית בַּעְשָׁ֔א לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִ֥יר ל֖וֹ מַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֑יר וְגֹאֲלָ֖יו וְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• as soon as he satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• on his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• he slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• all the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• he leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• him not one that pissethשָׁתַןshâthan · to urinateH8366
• against a wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• neither of his kinsfolksגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: relativeH1350
• nor of his friendsרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:11

• 1 Kings 15:29When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, just as the Lord had predicted through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
• Judges 1:7Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, with thumbs and big toes cut off, used to lick up food scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
• 1 Kings 14:10So I am ready to bring disaster on the dynasty of Jeroboam. I will cut off every last male belonging to Jeroboam in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated. I will burn up the dynasty of Jeroboam, just as one burns manure until it is completely consumed.
• 1 Samuel 25:22God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He slew all the house of Baasha - He endeavored to exterminate his race, and blot out his memory; and the Jews say, when such a matter is determined, they not only destroy the house of the person himself, but the five neighboring houses, that the memory of such a person may perish from the earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends - Zimri‘s measures were of much more than ordinary severity. Not only was the royal family extirpated, but the friends of the king, his councillors and favorite officers, were put to death. Omri, as having been in the confidence of the late monarch, would naturally fear for himself, and resolve to take the course which promised him at least a chance of safety.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Zimri quickly and ruthlessly executed all of Baasha's family, relatives, and friends. Although Zimri carried out the Lord's judgment on Baasha's dynasty, he likely acted out of self-interest. He wanted to prevent them from seeking revenge or using their power to stage their own takeover.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. Zimri ... conspired against him--"Arza which was over his house." During a carousal in the house of his chamberlain, Zimri slew him, and having seized the sovereignty, endeavored to consolidate his throne by the massacre of all the royal race.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:11

• Anger
• Elah
• Homicide
• Prophecy
• Regicide
• Zimri

In the dictionaries

• Baasha
• Ahab
• Elah (2)
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jehu
• Man-Child
• Zimri (1)
• Zimri (2)
• Throne

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