In the third year of King Asa of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah; he reigned twenty-four years.
1 Kings 16:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND THE word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, American Standard Version (1901) And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Common English Bible The LORD’s word came to Jehu, Hanani’s son, against Baasha: Catholic Public Domain Version Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasa, saying: |
In the third year of King Asa of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah; he reigned twenty-four years.
Moreover, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and also because he destroyed it.
Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the law that I commanded your ancestors and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
You show steadfast love to the thousandth generation but repay the guilt of parents into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of hosts,