1 Kings 16:4 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁴ And his servant Zambri, who was captain of half the horsemen, rebelled against him: now Ela was drinking in Thersa, and drunk in the house of Arsa the governor of Thersa.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Any of Baasha's family who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and any who dies in the field the birds of the heavens shall eat.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

Common English Bible

⁴ Dogs will eat any of Baasha’s family who die in town. Birds will eat any who die in the country.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Whoever will have died of Baasha in the city, the dogs will consume him. And whoever will have died of him in the countryside, the birds of the air will consume him."

1 Kings 16:4 Cross References

1 Kings 14:11

6 And the Lord shall give up Israel for the sins of Jeroboam, who hath sinned, and made Israel to sin.

1 Kings 15:16

1 And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.

1 Kings 21:24

9 Hast thou not seen Achab humbled before me? therefore, because he hath humbled himself for my sake, I will not bring the evil in his days, but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

Jeremiah 34:20

And they answered : We will not drink wine: because Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying: You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your children, for ever: