1 Kings 16:34

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

While Ahab was king, a man from Bethel named Hiel rebuilt the town of Jericho. But while Hiel was laying the foundation for the town wall, his eldest son Abiram died. And while he was finishing the gates, his youngest son Segub died. This happened just as the LORD had told Joshua to say many years ago.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

They were terribly ashamed. When David found out what had happened to his officials, he sent a message and told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back. Then you can come home.”

Zechariah 1:5

Where are your ancestors now? Not even prophets live for ever.

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

Joshua 6:26

After Jericho was destroyed, Joshua warned the people, “Some day a man will rebuild Jericho, but the LORD will put a curse on him, and the man's eldest son will die when he starts to build the town wall. And by the time he finishes the wall and puts gates in it, all his children will be dead.”