“Because I lifted you up from the dust and made you a ruler over My people Israel, but you followed the way of Jeroboam and caused My people Israel to sin, provoking My anger with their sins—
I am going to sweep away Baasha and his house. I will make your house like the House of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
Word-by-Word Analysis
הנני
115
מבעיר
322
אחרי
219
בעשא
373
ואחרי
225
ביתו
418
ונתתי
866
אתביתך
833
כבית
432
ירבעם
322
בןנבט
113
I Kings 16:4
Gematria: 2720
המתלבעשאבעיריאכלוהכלביםוהמתלובשדהיאכלועוףהשמים
Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the town shall be devoured by dogs, and anyone belonging to him who dies in the open country shall be devoured by the birds of the sky.”
But the word of GOD had come through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and against his house, that it would fare like the House of Jeroboam, which he himself had struck down,awhich he himself had struck down Syntax of Heb. unclear. because of all the evil he did that was displeasing to GOD, provoking anger with his deeds.
His officer Zimri, commander of half the chariotry, committed treason against him while he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the palace at Tirzah.
No sooner had he become king and ascended the throne than he struck down all the House of Baasha; he did not leave a single male of his, nor any kinbkin Heb. “avenger.” or friend.
because of the sinful acts that Baasha and his son Elah committed, and that they caused Israel to commit, provoking the anger of the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, with their false gods.
During the twenty-seventh year of King Asa of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. At the time, the troops were encamped at Gibbethon of the Philistines.
When the troops who were encamped there learned that Zimri had committed treason and had struck down the king, that very day, in the camp, all Israel acclaimed the army commander Omri king over Israel.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישמע
426
העם
115
החנים
113
לאמר
271
קשר
600
זמרי
257
וגם
49
הכה
30
אתהמלך
496
וימלכו
112
כלישראל
591
אתעמרי
721
שרצבא
593
עלישראל
641
ביום
58
ההוא
17
במחנה
105
I Kings 16:17
Gematria: 2762
ויעלהעמריוכלישראלעמומגבתוןויצרועלתרצה
Omri and all Israel then withdrew from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah.
Then the people of Israel split into two factions: a part of the people followed Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, and the other part followed Omri.
Then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; he built [a town] on the hill and named the town that he built Samaria, after Shemer, the owner of the hill.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויקן
166
אתההר
611
שמרון
596
מאת
441
שמר
540
בככרים
292
כסף
160
ויבן
68
אתההר
611
ויקרא
317
אתשם
741
העיר
285
אשר
501
בנה
57
על
100
שםשמר
880
אדני
65
ההר
210
שמרון
596
I Kings 16:25
Gematria: 2207
ויעשהעמריהרעבעינייהוהוירעמכלאשרלפניו
Omri did what was displeasing to GOD; he was worse than all who preceded him.
He followed all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the sins that he committed and caused Israel to commit, provoking the anger of the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, with their futilities.
Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואחאב
18
בןעמרי
372
מלך
90
עלישראל
641
בשנת
752
שלשים
680
ושמנה
401
שנה
355
לאסא
92
מלך
90
יהודה
30
וימלך
106
אחאב
12
בןעמרי
372
עלישראל
641
בשמרון
598
עשרים
620
ושתים
756
שנה
355
I Kings 16:30
Gematria: 1980
ויעשאחאבבןעמריהרעבעינייהוהמכלאשרלפניו
Ahab son of Omri did what was displeasing to GOD, more than all who preceded him.
Not content to follow the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of the Phoenicians, and he went and served Baal and worshiped him.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויהי
31
הנקל
185
לכתו
456
בחטאות
426
ירבעם
322
בןנבט
113
ויקח
124
אשה
306
אתאיזבל
451
בתאתבעל
905
מלך
90
צידנים
204
וילך
66
ויעבד
92
אתהבעל
508
וישתחו
730
לו
36
I Kings 16:32
Gematria: 2020
ויקםמזבחלבעלביתהבעלאשרבנהבשמרון
He erected an altar to Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.
Ahab also made a sacred post.csacred post See note at 14.15. Ahab did more to provoke the anger of the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel who preceded him.
During his reign, Hiel the Bethelite fortified Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of Abiram his first-born, and set its gates in place at the cost of Segub his youngest, in accordance with the words that GOD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.dthat GOD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun Cf. Josh. 6.26.