1 Kings 16:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the field the birds of the air shall eat.”

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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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Him that dieth of Baasa in the city the dogs shall eat: and him that dieth of his in the country the fowls of the air shall devour.

1 Kings 16:4 Cross References

1 Kings 14:11

Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat, for the Lord has spoken.’

1 Kings 15:16

There was war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel all their days.

1 Kings 21:24

Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat, and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat.”

Jeremiah 34:20

shall be handed over to their enemies and to those who seek their lives. Their corpses shall become food for the birds of the air and the wild animals of the earth.