1 Kings 16:12

1 Kings 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (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,
• New International Version (NIV)So Zimri destroyed the whole family of Baasha, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken against Baasha through the prophet Jehu—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
• New King James Version (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,

Context of 1 Kings 16:12

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. 11When 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. Zimri 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. 14The rest of the events of Elah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

1 Kings 16:12 word by word

וַיַּשְׁמֵ֣ד זִמְרִ֔י אֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֣ית בַּעְשָׁ֑א כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־בַּעְשָׁ֔א בְּיַ֖ד יֵה֥וּא הַנָּבִֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus did Zimriזִמְרִיzimrîy · ZimriH2174
• destroyשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• all the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• according to the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• Jehuיֵהוּאyêhû' · JehuH3058
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:12

• 1 Kings 16:1Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall:
• 1 Kings 14:18All Israel buried him and mourned for him, just as the Lord had predicted through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
• 2 Kings 14:25He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath in the north to the sea of the Arabah in the south, in accordance with the word of the Lord God of Israel announced through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.
• 2 Chronicles 10:15The king refused to listen to the people, because God was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
• Proverbs 26:6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:12

• 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 16:12

• Anger
• Elah
• Jehu
• Prophecy
• Zimri

In the dictionaries

• Baasha
• Jehu
• Ahab
• Chronicles, Books of
• Elah (2)
• Israel, History of
• Zimri (1)
• Zimri (2)
• Zimri

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