1 Kings 16:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”

1 Kings 16:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 16:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 16:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”

1 Kings 16:1 — World English Bible

1 Kings 16:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, ”

1 Kings 16:1 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 16:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And a word of Jehovah is unto Jehu son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,”

1 Kings 16:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, ”

1 Kings 16:1 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 16:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the word of the Lord came to Iehu the sonne of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”

1 Kings 16:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 16:1 in Context — 1 Kings 16

1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

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;

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.

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What Does 1 Kings 16:1 Mean?

1 Kings 16:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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