1 Kings 16:34 meaning and explanation
In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
1 Kings 16:34, Berean Standard Bible
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The verse closes the chapter by showing that a word spoken centuries earlier still stood. When Joshua led Israel into the land, he warned that whoever rebuilt Jericho would lose his firstborn when he laid its foundation and his youngest when he set up its gates (Joshua 6:26).
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