1 Kings 16 · Verse 3

1 Kings 16:3

Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
1 Kings 16:3, King James Version

1 Kings 16:3 in other translations

BSBSo now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:
WEBbehold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
ASVbehold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
YLTlo, I am putting away the posterity of Baasha, even the posterity of his house, and have given up thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat;
DARBYbehold, I will take away Baasha and his house, and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
BBETruly, I will see that Baasha and all his family are completely brushed away; I will make your family like the family of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.
WebsterBehold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

What does 1 Kings 16:3 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 16:1-14

This chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of Israel, and the revolutions of that kingdom. God calls Israel his people still, though wretchedly corrupted. Jehu foretells the same destruction to come upon Baasha's family, which that king had been employed to bring upon the family of Jeroboam. Those who resemble others in their sins, may expect to resemble them in the plagues they suffer, especially those who seem…

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1 Kings 16:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִנְנִ֥יhi.Nihere IH2005
מַבְעִ֛ירmav.'Ir[am] about to sweep awayH1197
אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
בַעְשָׁ֖אva'.Sha'BaashaH1201
וְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.Reiand afterH310
בֵית֑וֹvei.Tohouse hisH1004
וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.Tiand I will makeH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔bei.te.khahouse yourH1004
כְּבֵ֖יתke.Veitlike [the] house ofH1004
יָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נְבָֽט\׃ne.VatNebatH5028

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Cross references for 1 Kings 16:3

  • 1 Kings 14:10

    Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

  • 1 Kings 15:29-30

    And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger.

  • 1 Kings 16:11-12

    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. 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,

  • 1 Kings 21:21-24

    Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 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. And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

  • Isaiah 66:24

    And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

  • Jeremiah 22:19

    He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

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will make thy house.
11,12; 14:10; 15:29,30; 21:21-24; Isa 66:24; Jer 22:19

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Context

  • 1 Kings 16:2

    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;

  • 1 Kings 16:3

    Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

  • 1 Kings 16:4

    Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.

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1 Kings 16:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
He aquí yo barreré la posteridad de Baasa, y la posteridad de su casa: y pondré tu casa como la casa de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
voici, j’ôterai Baësha et sa maison; et je ferai de ta maison comme j’ai fait de la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath.
German
Elberfelder 1871
siehe, so werde ich hinter Baesa und hinter seinem Hause her ausfegen und werde dein Haus machen wie das Haus Jerobeams, des Sohnes Nebats.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
ecce ego demetam posteriora Baasa, et posteriora domus ejus, et faciam domum tuam sicut domum Jeroboam filii Nabat.