1 Kings 16:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴ Any one belonging to Baasha who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one 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."

1 Kings 16:4 Cross References

1 Kings 14:11

Any one belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat; for the Lord has spoken it.” ’

1 Kings 21:24

Any one belonging to Ahab who dies in the city the dogs shall eat; and any one of his who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat.”

1 Kings 15:16

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

Jeremiah 34:20

and I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.