161 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha:
161 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
161 And the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
161 The word of God came to Jehu son of Hanani with this message for Baasha:
161 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying:
161 This message from the Lord was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 16:1
Commentary on 1 Kings 16:1-14
(Read 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 zealous against such sins in others as they allow in themselves. Baasha himself dies in peace, and is buried with honour. Herein plainly appears that there are punishments after death, which are most to be dreaded. Let Elah be a warning to drunkards, who know not but death may surprise them. Death easily comes upon men when they are drunk. Besides the diseases which men bring themselves into by drinking, when in that state, men are easily overcome by an enemy, and liable to bad accidents. Death comes terribly upon men in such a state, finding them in the act of sin, and unfitted for any act of devotion; that day comes upon them unawares. The word of God was fulfilled, and the sins of Baasha and Elah were reckoned for, with which they provoked God. Their idols are called their vanities, for idols cannot profit nor help; miserable are those whose gods are vanities.