1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:1 God’s judgment would come upon BAASHA AND HIS HOUSE (v. 1 Kings 16:3; see v. 1 Kings 16:11) both because of his BEING LIKE THE HOUSE OF JEROBOAM and BECAUSE HE DESTROYED Jeroboam’s house (v. 1 Kings 16:7; 1 Kings 15:29). The fact that God had decided that Jeroboam’s hous... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:11 HE STRUCK DOWN ALL THE HOUSE OF BAASHA. Zimri in turn fulfills the word of the prophet Jehu (v. 1 Kings 16:7), although he then reigns for only seven days (v. 1 Kings 16:15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:14 CHRONICLES OF THE KINGS (also vv. 1 Kings 16:20, 1 Kings 16:27). See note on 14:19. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:21 Omri emerges from the civil war as king. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:24 The only recorded events of Omri’s reign are the purchase of the HILL OF SAMARIA and the building of a new northern capital on it. However, Omri’s descendants would hold the throne for more than a hundred years. The northern kingdom became so identified with this dynast... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:31 WENT AND SERVED BAAL AND WORSHIPED HIM... MADE AN ASHERAH. The Israelite king AHAB, son of Omri, added to the SINS OF JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT by marrying a foreign woman, JEZEBEL. She inevitably led him into the worship of Baal. Baal is a title (meaning “lord”) for th... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 16:34 HIEL... BUILT JERICHO.... AT THE COST OF ABIRAM HIS FIRSTBORN, AND... HIS YOUNGEST SON SEGUB. Joshua had pronounced a curse on anyone who might rebuild Jericho (Joshua 6:26). The author(s) of 1–2 Kings understand this curse as the prophetic WORD OF THE LORD. Although th... [ Continue Reading ]