1 Kings 16:1, Jehu’s prophecy against Baasha; 1 Kings 16:5, Elah succeeds him; 1 Kings 16:8, Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him; 1 Kings 16:11, Zimri executes Jehu’s prophecy; 1 Kings 16:15, Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself; 1 Kings 16:21, The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni; 1 Kings 16:23, Omri builds Samaria; 1 Kings 16:25, His wicked reign; 1 Kings 16:27, Ahab succeeds him; 1 Kings 16:29, Ahab’s most wicked reign; 1 Kings 16:34, Joshua’s curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho.
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1 Kings 16 — Overview1 Kings 16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of Israel, and the
revolutions of that kingdom--many in a little time. The utter ruin of
Jeroboam's family, after it had been twenty-four years a royal family,
we read…1 Kings 16 — Overview1 Kings 16 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains a prophecy of the ruin of the family of Baasha, and an account of his death, 1Ki 16:1, and of his son's reigning in his stead two years, who was slain by Zimri one of his captains, 1Ki 16:8, and…1 Kings 16:1-141 Kings 16:1-14 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. The ruin of the family of Baasha foretold. He was a man
likely enough to have raised and established his family--active,
politic, and daring; but he was an idolater, and this brought
destruction…1 Kings 16:1-281 Kings 16:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
This division of chapters, immediately after the commencement of the narrative of the reign of Baasha, is somewhat unfortunate, inasmuch as it obscures the close connexion between the sin of Baasha and the…1 Kings 16:1-281 Kings 16:1-28 · The Pulpit Commentary6. Captivity. For the carrying away beyond Babylon into the cities of the Modes was part of the reckoning for Jeroboam's sin, and for the allied sin of idolatry (1 Kings 14:15; 2 Kings 17:22, 2 Kings 17:23). The…1 Kings 16:11 Kings 16:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeam 3073, bc 931
Jehu: 1 Kings 16:7; 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 20:34
Hanani: 1 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 16:7-10