11 It came about when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that (A)he [a]killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave [b]a single male, neither of his [c]relatives nor of his friends.

12 Thus Zimri destroyed all the household of Baasha, (B)according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke against Baasha through (C)Jehu the prophet, 13 for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and which they made Israel sin, (D)provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their [d]idols.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit smote
  2. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit him who urinates against the wall
  3. 1 Kings 16:11 Lit redeemers
  4. 1 Kings 16:13 Lit vanities