1 Kings 16:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 16:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 16:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 16:12 — KJV
“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, by: Heb. by the hand of”
— 1 Kings 16:12 (KJV)
1 Kings 16:12 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 16:12
“And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 16:12: destroy, according, word
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 16:12: house, baasha, word
“The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. by...: Heb. by the hand of Jeremiah”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 16:12: word, lord, spake
“Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 16:12: house, word, lord
“He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 16:12: according, word, lord
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