1st Kings Chapter 16 verse 1 Holy Bible
And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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And the word of the Lord came to Jehu, son of Hanani, protesting against Baasha and saying,
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And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
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And a word of Jehovah is unto Jehu son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu, the son of Hanani [Hanani is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 16:7-10 as having admonished Asa, and as having been thrown into prison for so doing. Both he and his son would seem to have belonged to the kingdom of Judah. We find the latter in 2 Chronicles 19:2 a resident in Jerusalem, and protesting against the alliance between Jehoshaphat, whose historian he became, and whom, consequently, he must have survived (2 Chronicles 20:34), and Ahab. He is mentioned in the verse last cited as "made to ascend on the book of the kings of Israel" (see Introduction, p. 13.) His prophetic career must have extended over at least half a century] against Baasha, saying,
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Jehu the son of Hanani--probably of Hanani the seer of Judah in the reign of Asa (2Chronicles 15:7). Jehu must have been now young, for we find him rebuking Jehoshaphat after the death of Ahab, and writing the annals of Jehoshaphat's reign (2Chronicles 19:2; 2Chronicles 20:34).