Bible Strands
1 Kings 21:22
I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The Lord delivers this judgment to King Ahab immediately after pronouncing the removal of every male in his lineage and just before detailing the fate of Jezebel.
The words — וְ/נָתַתִּ֣י (na.ta.Ti) means "I will make," and בֵּיתְ/ךָ֗ (bei.te./Kha) translates literally to "your house."
The thread — The parallel to Jeroboam and Baasha appears in 1 Kings 16:3, the indictment for causing Israel to sin echoes 1 Kings 14:16, and the execution of Baasha’s house is recorded in 1 Kings 16:11.
Why it lands — It establishes that national apostasy under royal leadership triggers irreversible divine judgment on the ruling dynasty.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 16:3 So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
- 1 Kings 14:16 So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
- 1 Kings 16:11 As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
- 1 Kings 12:30 And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
- 1 Kings 15:29 As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
- 1 Kings 15:34 And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
- 1 Kings 16:26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.