INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the common name of Kings. This, in the Syriac version, is called the Book of Kings; and in the Arabic version, the Book of Solomon, the Son of David the Prophet, because it begins with his reign upon the death of his father; and, in the Vulgate Latin version, the…
1Y vino palabra de Jehová a Jehú hijo de Hanani contra Baasa, diciendo:
2Por cuanto yo te levanté del polvo y te puse por príncipe sobre mi pueblo Israel, y has andado en el camino de Jeroboam, y has hecho pecar a mi pueblo Israel, provocándome a ira con tus pecados;
3he aquí yo barreré la posteridad de Baasa, y la posteridad de su casa; y pondré su casa como la casa de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat.
4El que de Baasa fuere muerto en la ciudad, lo comerán los perros; y el que de él fuere muerto en el campo, lo comerán las aves del cielo.
5Los demás hechos de Baasa, y las cosas que hizo, y su poderío, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
6Y durmió Baasa con sus padres, y fue sepultado en Tirsa, y reinó en su lugar Ela su hijo.
7Pero la palabra de Jehová por el profeta Jehú hijo de Hanani había sido contra Baasa y también contra su casa, con motivo de todo lo malo que hizo ante los ojos de Jehová, provocándole a ira con las obras de sus manos, para que fuese hecha como la casa de Jeroboam; y porque la había destruido.
8En el año veintiséis de Asa rey de Judá comenzó a reinar Ela hijo de Baasa sobre Israel en Tirsa; y reinó dos años.
9Y conspiró contra él su siervo Zimri, comandante de la mitad de los carros. Y estando él en Tirsa, bebiendo y embriagado en casa de Arsa su mayordomo en Tirsa,
10vino Zimri y lo hirió y lo mató, en el año veintisiete de Asa rey de Judá; y reinó en lugar suyo.
11Y luego que llegó a reinar y estuvo sentado en su trono, mató a toda la casa de Baasa, sin dejar en ella varón, ni parientes ni amigos.
12Así exterminó Zimri a toda la casa de Baasa, conforme a la palabra que Jehová había proferido contra Baasa por medio del profeta Jehú,
13por todos los pecados de Baasa y los pecados de Ela su hijo, con los cuales ellos pecaron e hicieron pecar a Israel, provocando a enojo con sus vanidades a Jehová Dios de Israel.
14Los demás hechos de Ela, y todo lo que hizo, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
15En el año veintisiete de Asa rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Zimri, y reinó siete días en Tirsa; y el pueblo había acampado contra Gibetón, ciudad de los filisteos.
16Y el pueblo que estaba en el campamento oyó decir: Zimri ha conspirado, y ha dado muerte al rey. Entonces todo Israel puso aquel mismo día por rey sobre Israel a Omri, general del ejército, en el campo de batalla.
17Y subió Omri de Gibetón, y con él todo Israel, y sitiaron a Tirsa.
18Mas viendo Zimri tomada la ciudad, se metió en el palacio de la casa real, y prendió fuego a la casa consigo; y así murió,
19por los pecados que había cometido, haciendo lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová, y andando en los caminos de Jeroboam, y en su pecado que cometió, haciendo pecar a Israel.
20El resto de los hechos de Zimri, y la conspiración que hizo, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
21Entonces el pueblo de Israel fue dividido en dos partes: la mitad del pueblo seguía a Tibni hijo de Ginat para hacerlo rey, y la otra mitad seguía a Omri.
22Mas el pueblo que seguía a Omri pudo más que el que seguía a Tibni hijo de Ginat; y Tibni murió, y Omri fue rey.
23En el año treinta y uno de Asa rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Omri sobre Israel, y reinó doce años; en Tirsa reinó seis años.
24Y Omri compró a Semer el monte de Samaria por dos talentos de plata, y edificó en el monte; y llamó el nombre de la ciudad que edificó, Samaria, del nombre de Semer, que fue dueño de aquel monte.
25Y Omri hizo lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová, e hizo peor que todos los que habían reinado antes de él;
26pues anduvo en todos los caminos de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, y en el pecado con el cual hizo pecar a Israel, provocando a ira a Jehová Dios de Israel con sus ídolos.
27Los demás hechos de Omri, y todo lo que hizo, y las valentías que ejecutó, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
28Y Omri durmió con sus padres, y fue sepultado en Samaria, y reinó en lugar suyo Acab su hijo.
29Comenzó a reinar Acab hijo de Omri sobre Israel el año treinta y ocho de Asa rey de Judá.
30Y reinó Acab hijo de Omri sobre Israel en Samaria veintidós años. Y Acab hijo de Omri hizo lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová, más que todos los que reinaron antes de él.
31Porque le fue ligera cosa andar en los pecados de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, y tomó por mujer a Jezabel, hija de Et-baal rey de los sidonios, y fue y sirvió a Baal, y lo adoró.
32E hizo altar a Baal, en el templo de Baal que él edificó en Samaria.
33Hizo también Acab una imagen de Asera, haciendo así Acab más que todos los reyes de Israel que reinaron antes que él, para provocar la ira de Jehová Dios de Israel.
34En su tiempo Hiel de Bet-el reedificó a Jericó. A precio de la vida de Abiram su primogénito echó el cimiento, y a precio de la vida de Segub su hijo menor puso sus puertas, conforme a la palabra que Jehová había hablado por Josué hijo de Nun.
JOHN GILL BIBLE COMMENTARY
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Versículo 1
I. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,.... The seer that reproved Asa, 2 Chron…
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,.... The seer that reproved Asa, 2 Chronicles 16:7, so that this man was the son of a prophet then living, and was a young man; for we hear of him several years after reproving Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 19:2, and as a writer of history, 2 Chronicles 20:34, the prophecy that came to him from the Lord was
against Baasha; king of Israel:
saying; as follows.
II
Versículo 2
II. Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust,.... From a very low estate, and mean family:
Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust,.... From a very low estate, and mean family:
and made thee prince over my people Israel; as they were of right, and ought to have been; and though Baasha got the kingdom by treachery and murder, yet the translation of the kingdom to him was according to the appointment of God, and by his overruling providence; and even his act of killing Nadab was a fulfilment of a prophecy of his; and had he done it in obedience to the will of God, and in vengeance for his sin, would not have been blameworthy, since then he would have been an executioner of the, justice of God:
and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; committing and encouraging the same idolatrous practices, so very provoking to God.
III
Versículo 3
III. Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house,.... By death, t…
Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house,.... By death, there shall be none of his family remaining in any branch of it:
and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat; execute the same judgment on it, and in the same manner, their sins being alike.
IV
Versículo 4
IV. Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth of his in the fields …
Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. They should not have burial, which is just the same that was threatened to and executed on Jeroboam's family, 1 Kings 14:11.
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Versículo 5
V. Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the b…
Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? As those of Jeroboam and Nadab were, 1 Kings 14:19.
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Versículo 6
VI. So Baasha slept with his fathers,.... Or died, not a violent, but natural, death:
So Baasha slept with his fathers,.... Or died, not a violent, but natural, death:
and was buried in Tirzah; where was the royal palace of the kings of Israel:
and Elah his son reigned in his stead; yet but a short time.
VII
Versículo 7
VII. And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani, came the word of the Lord against Ba…
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,.... Which is here repeated, as Abarbinel thinks, because in the former prophecy the threatening was on account not of his own sin, but because he made Israel to sin; but here it is because of his own evil works, as it follows:
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: worshipping the golden calves as they did:
and because he killed him; either Jeroboam; for, according to Dr. Lightfoot (b), he was alive this year; rather Nadab the son of Jeroboam, who it is certain was slain by Baasha; though it may refer, as Abarbinel thinks, to the whole house of Jeroboam; though it was agreeable to the will of God, yet was not done by Baasha with any regard to it, but to gratify his malice and ambition, and therefore punishable for it.
(b) Works, vol. 1. p. 79.
VIII
Versículo 8
VIII. In the twenty sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel i…
In the twenty sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. Not complete, for he died in the twenty seventh of Asa, 1 Kings 16:10 he reigned just the time that Nadab the son of Jeroboam did, 1 Kings 15:25.
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Versículo 9
IX. And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots,.... His military chariots; there were two ca…
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots,.... His military chariots; there were two captains of them, and this was one of them; so the Targum,
"one of the two masters or captains of the chariots:''
conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, steward of his house in Tirzah; who had the charge of his wine and other liquors, to which he was addicted beyond measure; and this was a fit opportunity for Zimri to fall upon him, and slay him, when he was drunk, and off his guard, and his army at the same time was besieging Gibbethon, 1 Kings 16:15 so that there was a very great likeness in what befell the family of Baasha, to that of the family of Jeroboam; for as the son of the one, and of the other, reigned but two years, so they were both slain by their servants, and both at a time when Gibbethon was besieged; the Targum takes this Arza to be the temple of an idol so called, near the royal palace.
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Versículo 10
X. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him,.... When in his drunken fit: and this was
And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him,.... When in his drunken fit: and this was
in the twenty seventh year of Asa; when Elah had not reigned two full years:
and reigned in his stead; that is, Zimri; his reign was short indeed, but seven days, 1 Kings 16:15.
XI
Versículo 11
XI. And it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne,.... Perhaps the very…
And it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne,.... Perhaps the very first day,
that he slew all the house of Baasha; his whole family, all the children that he had, that there might be none to make pretensions to the throne:
he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks nor of his friends; not any that might avenge the blood of his family, that might have a right or inclination to do it.
XII
Versículo 12
XII. Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke…
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet. That not only his posterity, but all any way related to him, should be cut off; yea, it seems to have been carried further, even to all that were in any connection with him in point of friendship, see 1 Kings 16:3.
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Versículo 13
XIII. For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son,.... By which it appears that the son tr…
For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son,.... By which it appears that the son trod in the steps of his father, and was therefore cut off:
by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities; their idols, which had nothing in them, and cannot be of any service to their worshippers; and to serve such, and neglect the worship of the true God, and draw others into the same iniquity, must be very provoking to the most High.
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Versículo 14
XIV. Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the ch…
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? See 1 Kings 16:5.
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Versículo 15
XV. In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah, &c. Unt…
In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah, &c. Until the army under Omri came and took the palace, and destroyed him:
and the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belongeth to the Philistines; it was besieged in Nadab's time, but upon his death, by Baasha, the siege was raised; or however, if then taken, it was recovered by the Philistines, and now besieged again by the Israelites, see 1 Kings 15:27.
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Versículo 16
16. And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king,.…
And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king,.... Tidings came to the army of what he had done, which was displeasing to them:
wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp; that is, all Israel that were in the army proclaimed Omri, their general, king; just as the Roman army declared Vespasian, their general, emperor of Rome, and as several of the emperors were chosen.
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Versículo 17
17. And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him,.... He, and the army under him, broke u…
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him,.... He, and the army under him, broke up the siege of that place, and marched to Tirzah; which, according, to Bunting (c) were thirty six miles distant from each other: and they besieged Tirzah; the royal city, in which Zimri was.
(c) Travels, &c. p. 162.
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Versículo 18
18. And it came to pass, that when Zimri saw that the city was taken,.... That Omri, and the army wit…
And it came to pass, that when Zimri saw that the city was taken,.... That Omri, and the army with him, had got into it, being a place not much fortified, and Zimri not having force enough to defend it against such an army:
that he went into the palace of the king's house; into the innermost and most splendid, as well as the strongest part of it:
and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and he died; that he might not fall into the hands of his rival, who he might fear would use him ill, and that he might not enjoy the royal palace; though Kimchi thinks that Omri set fire to the palace, and burnt it over the head of Zimri, in which he perished; and this sense the text will bear.
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Versículo 19
19. For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord,.... In the former part of hi…
For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord,.... In the former part of his life, as well as now:
in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin; worshipping the golden calves, which he might do while a captain of the chariots, and also since he usurped the crown, sacrificing to them by way of thanksgiving, for being in possession of the kingdom; and though his reign was so short, he might give plain and strong intimations that he should continue the worship of idols.
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Versículo 20
20. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the b…
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the kings of Israel? What he did both before and after his usurpation, during the seven days he was king, and the manner of his conspiracy, and success in it.
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Versículo 21
21. Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts,.... About the succession in the kingdom:
Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts,.... About the succession in the kingdom:
half the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king: these were the friends of Zimri, or however such who did not like that the army should impose a king upon them; who this Tibni was is not said:
and half followed Omri; the general of the army, perhaps the whole of that.
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Versículo 22
22. But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Gin…
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath,.... Very probably they had a battle, in which the latter were worsted:
so Tibni died; in the battle:
and Omri reigned; took possession of the throne, his rival being slain.
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Versículo 23
23. In the thirty first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years,.... W…
In the thirty first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years,.... Which are to be reckoned not from the thirty first of Asa; for Ahab the son of Omri began to reign in his thirty eighth year, and so his reign would be but seven or eight years; but they are reckoned from the twenty seventh of Asa, the beginning of it, when Elah was slain by Zimri, and he died, which to the end of the thirty eight of Asa make twelve years; for the division, according to the Jewish chronology (d), lasted four years; Jarchi says five (e); and from the beginning of that his reign is reckoned, though he did not reign over all Israel, or completely, until the thirty first of Asa, when Tibni died:
six years reigned he in Tirzah; the royal city of the kings of Israel, from Jeroboam to this time, and the other six he reigned in Samaria, built by him, as in the next verse.
(d) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 17. p. 45. (e) So Tzemach David, par. 1. fol. 11. 2.
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Versículo 24
24. And he bought the hill of Samaria of Shemer, for two talents of silver,.... A talent of silver, a…
And he bought the hill of Samaria of Shemer, for two talents of silver,.... A talent of silver, according to Brerewood (f), was of our money three hundred and seventy five pounds, so that this hill was purchased at seven hundred and fifty pounds:
and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria; its name from him was Shomeron, which is the Hebrew name for Samaria; which, according to Bunting (g) was six miles from Tirzah, and ever after the royal seat of the kings of Israel.
(f) De Ponder. & Pret. c. 4. (g) Ut supra, (Travels, &c.) p. 163.
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Versículo 25
25. But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord,.... Openly and publicly, as if it were in defiance…
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord,.... Openly and publicly, as if it were in defiance of him:
and did worse than all that were before him; taking no warning by the judgments inflicted on them, which aggravated his sins; and besides, he not only worshipped the calves, as the rest, and drew Israel by his example into the same, as they did, but he published edicts and decrees, obliging them to worship them, and forbidding them to go to Jerusalem, called "the statutes of Omri", Micah 6:16.
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Versículo 26
26. For he walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin…
For he walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin,.... Worshipping the calves;
to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities; these, and whatsoever idols else were worshipped by him, see 1 Kings 16:13.
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Versículo 27
27. Now the rest of the acts of Omri, which he did, and his might which he showed, are they not writt…
Now the rest of the acts of Omri, which he did, and his might which he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? Where those of the preceding kings were written, see 1 Kings 14:19.
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Versículo 28
28. So Omri slept with his fathers,.... Died a natural death:
So Omri slept with his fathers,.... Died a natural death:
and was buried in Samaria; the city he had built, and now the royal seat and metropolis of the kingdom:
and Ahab his son reigned in his stead; of whom much is said in the following history.
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Versículo 29
29. And in the thirty fifth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel…
And in the thirty fifth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel,.... At the latter end of it, the same year his father died, see 1 Kings 16:23.
and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty two years; the same number of years Jeroboam did, 1 Kings 14:20.
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Versículo 30
30. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, above all that were before him. Addin…
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, above all that were before him. Adding other idols to the calves, and those more abominable than they; since the other kings pretended to worship God in them, but he worshipped other gods besides him, as the following verses show.
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Versículo 31
31. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sin of Jeroboam the s…
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,.... To worship the golden calves he set up:
that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; who is called Ithobalus and Itobalus king of the Tyrians, by Heathen historians (h); and, by Theophilus of Antioch (i), Juthobalus, priest of Astarte; for Tyre and Zidon were under one king. This woman was not only of another nation, and an idolater, but a very filthy woman, and is made the emblem of the whore of Rome, Revelation 2:20.
and went and served Baal, and worshipped him that is, went to Zidon and Tyre, and worshipped his wife's gods, which were either Jupiter Thalassius, the god of the Zidoaians, or Hercules, whom the Tyrians worshipped.
(h) Menander apud Joseph. Antiqu. l. 8. c. 13. sect. 1, 2. & contr. Apion. l. 1. c. 21. Diodor. Sicul. apud Junium in loc. (i) Ad Autolye. l. 3. p. 132.
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Versículo 32
32. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. That he m…
And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. That he might not go so far as Tyre or Zidon; and for his wife's convenience also he built a temple in Samaria for Baal, and erected an altar there to offer sacrifices upon it unto him; so open and daring was he in his idolatrous practices.
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Versículo 33
33. And Ahab made a grove,.... About the temple of Baal, or elsewhere, in which he placed an idol, an…
And Ahab made a grove,.... About the temple of Baal, or elsewhere, in which he placed an idol, and where all manner of filthiness was secretly committed; or rather "Asherah", rendered "grove", is Astarte, the goddess of the Zidonians, an image of which Ahab made:
and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him: his idolatries being more open and barefaced, and without any excuse, presence, or colour, as well as more numerous.
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Versículo 34
34. And in his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho,.... Which was forbidden by Joshua under an …
And in his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho,.... Which was forbidden by Joshua under an anathema; but this man, either ignorant of that adjuration of Joshua, or in contempt and defiance of it, and knowing it might please the king and queen, set about the rebuilding of it; and it being done by the leave and under the authority of Ahab, is mentioned together with his wicked actions:
he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn: that is, his firstborn died as soon as he laid the foundation of the city, but this did not deter him from going on with it:
and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub; all the rest of his children died as he was rebuilding the city, until only his youngest son was left, and he was taken off by death just as he had finished it, signified by setting up the gates of it: all which was
according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun: between four hundred and five hundred years ago. It was after this a place of great note, and so continued many hundreds of years; See Gill on Joshua 6:26 but is now, as Mr. Maundrell says (k), a poor nasty village of the Arabs.
(k) Journey from Aleppo, &c. p. 81.
Antiguo Testamento
1 Kings — Capítulo 16
INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the common name of Kings. This, in the Syriac version, is called the Book of Kings; and in the Arabic version, the Book of Solomon, the Son of David the Prophet, because it begins with his reign upon the death of his father; and, in the Vulgate Latin version, the…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Y vino palabra de Jehová a Jehú hijo de Hanani contra Baasa, diciendo:
2Por cuanto yo te levanté del polvo y te puse por príncipe sobre mi pueblo Israel, y has andado en el camino de Jeroboam, y has hecho pecar a mi pueblo Israel, provocándome a ira con tus pecados;
3he aquí yo barreré la posteridad de Baasa, y la posteridad de su casa; y pondré su casa como la casa de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat.
4El que de Baasa fuere muerto en la ciudad, lo comerán los perros; y el que de él fuere muerto en el campo, lo comerán las aves del cielo.
5Los demás hechos de Baasa, y las cosas que hizo, y su poderío, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
6Y durmió Baasa con sus padres, y fue sepultado en Tirsa, y reinó en su lugar Ela su hijo.
7Pero la palabra de Jehová por el profeta Jehú hijo de Hanani había sido contra Baasa y también contra su casa, con motivo de todo lo malo que hizo ante los ojos de Jehová, provocándole a ira con las obras de sus manos, para que fuese hecha como la casa de Jeroboam; y porque la había destruido.
8En el año veintiséis de Asa rey de Judá comenzó a reinar Ela hijo de Baasa sobre Israel en Tirsa; y reinó dos años.
9Y conspiró contra él su siervo Zimri, comandante de la mitad de los carros. Y estando él en Tirsa, bebiendo y embriagado en casa de Arsa su mayordomo en Tirsa,
10vino Zimri y lo hirió y lo mató, en el año veintisiete de Asa rey de Judá; y reinó en lugar suyo.
11Y luego que llegó a reinar y estuvo sentado en su trono, mató a toda la casa de Baasa, sin dejar en ella varón, ni parientes ni amigos.
12Así exterminó Zimri a toda la casa de Baasa, conforme a la palabra que Jehová había proferido contra Baasa por medio del profeta Jehú,
13por todos los pecados de Baasa y los pecados de Ela su hijo, con los cuales ellos pecaron e hicieron pecar a Israel, provocando a enojo con sus vanidades a Jehová Dios de Israel.
14Los demás hechos de Ela, y todo lo que hizo, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
15En el año veintisiete de Asa rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Zimri, y reinó siete días en Tirsa; y el pueblo había acampado contra Gibetón, ciudad de los filisteos.
16Y el pueblo que estaba en el campamento oyó decir: Zimri ha conspirado, y ha dado muerte al rey. Entonces todo Israel puso aquel mismo día por rey sobre Israel a Omri, general del ejército, en el campo de batalla.
17Y subió Omri de Gibetón, y con él todo Israel, y sitiaron a Tirsa.
18Mas viendo Zimri tomada la ciudad, se metió en el palacio de la casa real, y prendió fuego a la casa consigo; y así murió,
19por los pecados que había cometido, haciendo lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová, y andando en los caminos de Jeroboam, y en su pecado que cometió, haciendo pecar a Israel.
20El resto de los hechos de Zimri, y la conspiración que hizo, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
21Entonces el pueblo de Israel fue dividido en dos partes: la mitad del pueblo seguía a Tibni hijo de Ginat para hacerlo rey, y la otra mitad seguía a Omri.
22Mas el pueblo que seguía a Omri pudo más que el que seguía a Tibni hijo de Ginat; y Tibni murió, y Omri fue rey.
23En el año treinta y uno de Asa rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Omri sobre Israel, y reinó doce años; en Tirsa reinó seis años.
24Y Omri compró a Semer el monte de Samaria por dos talentos de plata, y edificó en el monte; y llamó el nombre de la ciudad que edificó, Samaria, del nombre de Semer, que fue dueño de aquel monte.
25Y Omri hizo lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová, e hizo peor que todos los que habían reinado antes de él;
26pues anduvo en todos los caminos de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, y en el pecado con el cual hizo pecar a Israel, provocando a ira a Jehová Dios de Israel con sus ídolos.
27Los demás hechos de Omri, y todo lo que hizo, y las valentías que ejecutó, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
28Y Omri durmió con sus padres, y fue sepultado en Samaria, y reinó en lugar suyo Acab su hijo.
29Comenzó a reinar Acab hijo de Omri sobre Israel el año treinta y ocho de Asa rey de Judá.
30Y reinó Acab hijo de Omri sobre Israel en Samaria veintidós años. Y Acab hijo de Omri hizo lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová, más que todos los que reinaron antes de él.
31Porque le fue ligera cosa andar en los pecados de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, y tomó por mujer a Jezabel, hija de Et-baal rey de los sidonios, y fue y sirvió a Baal, y lo adoró.
32E hizo altar a Baal, en el templo de Baal que él edificó en Samaria.
33Hizo también Acab una imagen de Asera, haciendo así Acab más que todos los reyes de Israel que reinaron antes que él, para provocar la ira de Jehová Dios de Israel.
34En su tiempo Hiel de Bet-el reedificó a Jericó. A precio de la vida de Abiram su primogénito echó el cimiento, y a precio de la vida de Segub su hijo menor puso sus puertas, conforme a la palabra que Jehová había hablado por Josué hijo de Nun.
JOHN GILL BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani,.... The seer that reproved Asa, 2 Chron…
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II. Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust,.... From a very low estate, and mean family:
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III. Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house,.... By death, t…
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IV. Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth of his in the fields …
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V. Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the b…
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VI. So Baasha slept with his fathers,.... Or died, not a violent, but natural, death:
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VII. And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani, came the word of the Lord against Ba…
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VIII. In the twenty sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel i…
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IX. And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots,.... His military chariots; there were two ca…
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X. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him,.... When in his drunken fit: and this was
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XI. And it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne,.... Perhaps the very…
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XII. Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke…
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XIII. For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son,.... By which it appears that the son tr…
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XIV. Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the ch…
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XV. In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah, &c. Unt…
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16. And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king,.…
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17. And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him,.... He, and the army under him, broke u…
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18. And it came to pass, that when Zimri saw that the city was taken,.... That Omri, and the army wit…
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19. For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord,.... In the former part of hi…
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20. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the b…
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21. Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts,.... About the succession in the kingdom:
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22. But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Gin…
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23. In the thirty first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years,.... W…
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24. And he bought the hill of Samaria of Shemer, for two talents of silver,.... A talent of silver, a…
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25. But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord,.... Openly and publicly, as if it were in defiance…
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26. For he walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin…
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27. Now the rest of the acts of Omri, which he did, and his might which he showed, are they not writt…
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28. So Omri slept with his fathers,.... Died a natural death:
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29. And in the thirty fifth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel…
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30. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, above all that were before him. Addin…
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31. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sin of Jeroboam the s…
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32. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. That he m…
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33. And Ahab made a grove,.... About the temple of Baal, or elsewhere, in which he placed an idol, an…
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34. And in his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho,.... Which was forbidden by Joshua under an …