The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:8
In the twenty and sixth year of Asa, king of Judah, began Elah, son of Baasha, to reign over Israel, two years [cf. 1 Kings 15:1-34 . and see note on 1 Kings 15:28 ]. read more
列王紀上 16:8-14 Cunpts
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:8-14
The House of Baasha. The character of Baasha is drawn in the paragraphs immediately preceding, which also contain an account of his end, which was better than he deserved, and suggests the reality of a future retribution. His family so fully followed in his steps that we have no mention of an Abijah amongst them, "in whom was found some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel" (see 1 Kings 14:18 ). The judgment of God upon this wicked house is written in the words before us. We have to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:8-20
A Divine judgment and its instrument. I. THE JUDGMENT . 1 . It was delayed in God's long suffering . Baasha had reigned nearly twenty-four years; Elah nearly two. The Lord is swift to bless but slow to strike. He has no delight in a sinner's death. Do we remember that God's long suffering today is not forgetfulness or indifference, but the restraining of infinite love? 2 . It came upon him in his sin . The army was in the field, but he was not there. He was deaf to the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:9
And his servant [Not only "subject," as Rawlinson, but officer. The same word is used of Jeroboam; 1 Kings 11:26 , note. We may almost trace here a lex talionis . Baasha was Nadab's "servant," as Jeroboam was Solomon's] Zimri [From the occurrence of this name among those of the descendants of Jonathan ( 1 Chronicles 8:36 ), it has been supposed (Stanley) that this was a last effort of the house of Saul to regain the throne], captain of half his chariots [ רֶכֶב as in 1 Kings... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:10
And Zimri went in [cf. 3:20 ; 2 Samuel 4:7 ] and smote him and killed him in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead . [Cf. 1 Kings 15:28 and 2 Kings 15:1-38 :93. It is curious how it happened three times in the history of Israel that "the only powerful prince in a new dynasty was its founder, and after his son and successor reigned two years, the power passed into other hands" (Ewald).] The Reign of Zimri . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:11
And it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he sate on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha [see note on 1 Kings 15:29 . The LXX . Vat. omits the rest of this verse and the first clause of 1 Kings 15:12 ]: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall [ i.e; not a boy. See 1 Kings 14:10 note], neither of [Heb. and ] his kinsfolks [The גֹּאֵל is strictly the person to whom And this being the next of kin ( Ruth 2:12 , Ruth 2:13 ), the word... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:12
Thus did Zimri destroy an the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord which he spake against Baasha, by [Heb. in the hand of ] Jehu the prophet [Verses 1, 7; cf. 1 Kings 15:29 . The analogy is now complete], read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:13
For [ אֶל corresponds with the עַל of 1 Kings 16:7 = propter ; cf. 1 Kings 14:5 ; 1 Kings 21:22 ] all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger [the formula of 1 Kings 15:30 , etc.] with their vanities. [The calves, not idols, are referred to here. Cf. Deuteronomy 32:21 ; 1 Corinthians 8:4 . The same idea is embodied in the word Bethaven ; Hosea 4:15... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 16:14
Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? read more
Subscribe
Get Bible verse every day in your inbox
Read on Mobile
Most Searched
Group of Brands
© 2025 Bibleportal.com All rights reserved.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:13
For all the sins of Baasha - We see why it was that God permitted such judgments to fall on this family. Baasha was a grievous offender, and so also was his son Elah; and they caused the people to sin; and they provoked God to anger by their idolatries. read more