1 Kings 16:12 meaning and explanation

So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

1 Kings 16:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Zimri has just seized Israel's throne by murdering King Elah, then wiped out every remaining member of Baasha's family. The narrator is careful to say this fulfilled what the LORD had spoken through the prophet Jehu: Baasha's dynasty would end because he followed Jeroboam's idolatry and led Israel into the same sin.

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