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1 Kings 16:7
Moreover, 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Jehu son of Hanani delivers a declaration from Yahweh to King Baasha and his household, recorded after Baasha's military campaigns but before his death and burial in Tirzah.
The words — דְּבַר (de.var) paired with יְהוָה (Yahweh) forms the phrase "the word of Yahweh," establishing the message's divine source. בְּ/יַד (be./yad) appears in the text as "hand" and in the cross-references as the instrument of human craftsmanship for idols.
The thread — The phrase "provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands" directly parallels the condemnation of idolatry in Psalms 115:4 and Isaiah 2:8. The warning that Baasha would become like the house of Jeroboam connects to the earlier covenant judgment recorded in 1 Kings 14:14.
Why it lands — The text states that Baasha's evil deeds and political violence triggered a prophetic pronouncement of judgment. It requires the reader to accept that royal authority does not shield from divine accountability and that historical outcomes follow declared prophetic words.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 14:14 Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
- Psalms 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
- Isaiah 2:8 Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
- Hosea 1:4 Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
- Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- 1 Kings 15:27 Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
- 1 Kings 16:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
- 2 Kings 10:30 Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
- Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
- Isaiah 44:9 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.