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1 Kings 16 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
[2] “Because I exalted you out of the dust and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins,
[3] behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[4] The dogs will eat Baasha’s descendants who die in the city; and he who dies of his in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.”
[5] Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[6] Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.
[7] Moreover Yahweh’s word came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck him.
[8] In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.
[9] His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;
[10] and Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
[11] When he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, he attacked all the house of Baasha. He didn’t leave him a single one who urinates on a wall among his relatives or his friends.
[12] Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
[13] for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and with which they made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
[14] Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[15] In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
[16] The people who were encamped heard that Zimri had conspired, and had also killed the king. Therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.
[17] Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
[18] When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortified part of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
[19] for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did to make Israel to sin.
[20] Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he committed, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[21] Then the people of Israel were divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.
[22] But the people who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath; so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
[23] In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel for twelve years. He reigned six years in Tirzah.
[24] He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
[25] Omri did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.
[26] For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
[27] Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[28] So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.
[29] In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel. Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
[30] Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight above all that were before him.
[31] As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
[32] He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
[33] Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more yet to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
[34] In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. He laid its foundation with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

1 Kings 16:11 or, male
1 Kings 16:24 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 16 (KJVS)

[1] Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, ()
[2] Forasmuch as I exalted () thee out of the dust, and made () thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked () in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, () to provoke me to anger () with their sins;
[3] behold, I will take away () the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make () thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[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. ()
[5] Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, () and his might, are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[6] So Baasha slept () with his fathers, and was buried () in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned () in his stead.
[7] And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did () in the sight of the Lord, in provoking him to anger () with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed () him.
[8] In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign () over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
[9] And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired () against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking () himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
[10] And Zimri went in () and smote () him, and killed () him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned () in his stead.
[11] And it came to pass, when he began to reign, () as soon as he sat () on his throne, that he slew () all the house of Baasha: he left () him not one that pisseth () against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, () nor of his friends.
[12] Thus did Zimri destroy () all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake () against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
[13] for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, () and by which they made Israel to sin, () in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger () with their vanities.
[14] Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, () are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[15] In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign () seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped () against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
[16] And the people that were encamped () heard () say, () Zimri hath conspired, () and hath also slain () the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king () over Israel that day in the camp.
[17] And Omri went up () from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged () Tirzah.
[18] And it came to pass, when Zimri saw () that the city was taken, () that he went () into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt () the king’s house over him with fire, and died, ()
[19] for his sins which he sinned () in doing () evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking () in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, () to make Israel to sin. ()
[20] Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, () are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[21] Then were the people of Israel divided () into two parts: half of the people followed () Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; () and half followed Omri.
[22] But the people that followed Omri prevailed () against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, () and Omri reigned. ()
[23] In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign () over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned () he in Tirzah.
[24] And he bought () the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built () on the hill, and called () the name of the city which he built, () after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
[25] But Omri wrought () evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse () than all that were before him.
[26] For he walked () in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, () to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger () with their vanities.
[27] Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, () and his might that he shewed, () are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[28] So Omri slept () with his fathers, and was buried () in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned () in his stead.
[29] And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign () over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned () over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
[30] And Ahab the son of Omri did () evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
[31] And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing () for him to walk () in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took () to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went () and served () Baal, and worshipped () him.
[32] And he reared up () an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built () in Samaria.
[33] And Ahab made () a grove; and Ahab did () more () to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger () than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
[34] In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build () Jericho: he laid the foundation () thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up () the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake () by Joshua the son of Nun.

1 Kings 16:9 Heb. which was over
1 Kings 16:11 Or, both his kinsmen and his friends
1 Kings 16:12 Heb. by the hand of
1 Kings 16:24 Heb. Shomeron
1 Kings 16:31 Heb. was it a light thing? etc.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 16 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου εν χειρι ιου υιου ανανι προς βαασα
[2] ανθ ων υψωσα σε απο της γης και εδωκα σε ηγουμενον επι τον λαον μου ισραηλ και επορευθης εν τη οδω ιεροβοαμ και εξημαρτες τον λαον μου τον ισραηλ του παροργισαι με εν τοις ματαιοις αυτων
[3] ιδου εγω εξεγειρω οπισω βαασα και οπισθεν του οικου αυτου και δωσω τον οικον σου ως τον οικον ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ
[4] τον τεθνηκοτα του βαασα εν τη πολει καταφαγονται αυτον οι κυνες και τον τεθνηκοτα αυτου εν τω πεδιω καταφαγονται αυτον τα πετεινα του ουρανου
[5] και τα λοιπα των λογων βαασα και παντα α εποιησεν και αι δυναστειαι αυτου ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων των βασιλεων ισραηλ
[6] και εκοιμηθη βαασα μετα των πατερων αυτου και θαπτεται εν θερσα και βασιλευει ηλα υιος αυτου αντ αυτου εν τω εικοστω ετει βασιλεως ασα
[7] και εν χειρι ιου υιου ανανι ελαλησεν κυριος επι βαασα και επι τον οικον αυτου πασαν την κακιαν ην εποιησεν ενωπιον κυριου του παροργισαι αυτον εν τοις εργοις των χειρων αυτου του ειναι κατα τον οικον ιεροβοαμ και υπερ του παταξαι αυτον
[8] και ηλα υιος βαασα εβασιλευσεν επι ισραηλ δυο ετη εν θερσα
[9] και συνεστρεψεν επ αυτον ζαμβρι ο αρχων της ημισους της ιππου και αυτος ην εν θερσα πινων μεθυων εν τω οικω ωσα του οικονομου εν θερσα
[10] και εισηλθεν ζαμβρι και επαταξεν αυτον και εθανατωσεν αυτον και εβασιλευσεν αντ αυτου
[11] και εγενηθη εν τω βασιλευσαι αυτον εν τω καθισαι αυτον επι του θρονου αυτου και επαταξεν ολον τον οικον βαασα
[12] κατα το ρημα ο ελαλησεν κυριος επι τον οικον βαασα προς ιου τον προφητην
[13] περι πασων των αμαρτιων βαασα και ηλα του υιου αυτου ως εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ του παροργισαι κυριον τον θεον ισραηλ εν τοις ματαιοις αυτων
[14] και τα λοιπα των λογων ηλα και παντα α εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων των βασιλεων ισραηλ
[15] και ζαμβρι εβασιλευσεν επτα ημερας εν θερσα και η παρεμβολη ισραηλ επι γαβαθων την των αλλοφυλων
[16] και ηκουσεν ο λαος εν τη παρεμβολη λεγοντων συνεστραφη ζαμβρι και επαισεν τον βασιλεα και εβασιλευσαν εν ισραηλ τον αμβρι τον ηγουμενον της στρατιας επι ισραηλ εν τη ημερα εκεινη εν τη παρεμβολη
[17] και ανεβη αμβρι και πας ισραηλ μετ αυτου εκ γαβαθων και περιεκαθισαν επι θερσα
[18] και εγενηθη ως ειδεν ζαμβρι οτι προκατειλημπται αυτου η πολις και εισπορευεται εις αντρον του οικου του βασιλεως και ενεπυρισεν επ αυτον τον οικον του βασιλεως εν πυρι και απεθανεν
[19] υπερ των αμαρτιων αυτου ων εποιησεν του ποιησαι το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου πορευθηναι εν οδω ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου ως εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ
[20] και τα λοιπα των λογων ζαμβρι και τας συναψεις αυτου ας συνηψεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων των βασιλεων ισραηλ
[21] τοτε μεριζεται ο λαος ισραηλ ημισυ του λαου γινεται οπισω θαμνι υιου γωναθ του βασιλευσαι αυτον και το ημισυ του λαου γινεται οπισω αμβρι
[22] ο λαος ο ων οπισω αμβρι υπερεκρατησεν τον λαον τον οπισω θαμνι υιου γωναθ και απεθανεν θαμνι και ιωραμ ο αδελφος αυτου εν τω καιρω εκεινω και εβασιλευσεν αμβρι μετα θαμνι
[23] εν τω ετει τω τριακοστω και πρωτω του βασιλεως ασα βασιλευει αμβρι επι ισραηλ δωδεκα ετη εν θερσα βασιλευει εξ ετη
[24] και εκτησατο αμβρι το ορος το σεμερων παρα σεμηρ του κυριου του ορους δυο ταλαντων αργυριου και ωκοδομησεν το ορος και επεκαλεσεν το ονομα του ορους ου ωκοδομεσεν επι τω ονοματι σεμηρ του κυριου του ορους σαεμηρων
[25] και εποιησεν αμβρι το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου και επονηρευσατο υπερ παντας τους γενομενους εμπροσθεν αυτου
[26] και επορευθη εν παση οδω ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου αις εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ του παροργισαι τον κυριον θεον ισραηλ εν τοις ματαιοις αυτων
[27] και τα λοιπα των λογων αμβρι και παντα α εποιησεν και η δυναστεια αυτου ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων των βασιλεων ισραηλ
[28] και εκοιμηθη αμβρι μετα των πατερων αυτου και θαπτεται εν σαμαρεια και βασιλευει αχααβ υιος αυτου αντ αυτου (16:28Α) και εν τω ενιαυτω τω ενδεκατω του αμβρι βασιλευει ιωσαφατ υιος ασα ετων τριακοντα και πεντε εν τη βασιλεια αυτου και εικοσι πεντε ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα της μητρος αυτου γαζουβα θυγατηρ σελει (16:28Β) και επορευθη εν τη οδω ασα του πατρος αυτου και ουκ εξεκλινεν απ αυτης του ποιειν το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου πλην των υψηλων ουκ εξηραν εθυον εν τοις υψηλοις και εθυμιων (16:28Χ) και α συνεθετο ιωσαφατ και πασα η δυναστεια ην εποιησεν και ους επολεμησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων των βασιλεων ιουδα (16:28Δ) και τα λοιπα των συμπλοκων ας επεθεντο εν ταις ημεραις ασα του πατρος αυτου εξηρεν απο της γης (16:28Ε) και βασιλευς ουκ ην εν συρια νασιβ (16:28Φ) και ο βασιλευς ιωσαφατ εποιησεν ναυν εις θαρσις πορευεσθαι εις σωφιρ επι το χρυσιον και ουκ επορευθη οτι συνετριβη η ναυς εν γασιωνγαβερ (16:28Γ) τοτε ειπεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ προς ιωσαφατ εξαποστελω τους παιδας σου και τα παιδαρια μου εν τη νηι και ουκ εβουλετο ιωσαφατ (16:28Η) και εκοιμηθη ιωσαφατ μετα των πατερων αυτου και θαπτεται μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ και εβασιλευσεν ιωραμ υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[29] εν ετει δευτερω τω ιωσαφατ βασιλευει αχααβ υιος αμβρι εβασιλευσεν επι ισραηλ εν σαμαρεια εικοσι και δυο ετη
[30] και εποιησεν αχααβ το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου επονηρευσατο υπερ παντας τους εμπροσθεν αυτου
[31] και ουκ ην αυτω ικανον του πορευεσθαι εν ταις αμαρτιαις ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και ελαβεν γυναικα την ιεζαβελ θυγατερα ιεθεβααλ βασιλεως σιδωνιων και επορευθη και εδουλευσεν τω βααλ και προσεκυνησεν αυτω
[32] και εστησεν θυσιαστηριον τω βααλ εν οικω των προσοχθισματων αυτου ον ωκοδομησεν εν σαμαρεια
[33] και εποιησεν αχααβ αλσος και προσεθηκεν αχααβ του ποιησαι παροργισματα του παροργισαι την ψυχην αυτου του εξολεθρευθηναι εκακοποιησεν υπερ παντας τους βασιλεις ισραηλ τους γενομενους εμπροσθεν αυτου
[34] εν ταις ημεραις αυτου ωκοδομησεν αχιηλ ο βαιθηλιτης την ιεριχω εν τω αβιρων τω πρωτοτοκω αυτου εθεμελιωσεν αυτην και τω σεγουβ τω νεωτερω αυτου επεστησεν θυρας αυτης κατα το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν εν χειρι ιησου υιου ναυη