Holy Scripture
1 Kings 16:1
A church father on this verse
“[Baasha] was appointed king by God and was sent to restore the true religion which had been destroyed by Jeroboam and his successor Nadab, and to take revenge on the evil that was committed as well as impiety. He was certainly able to accomplish in the best possible way his first task, as he completely erased the prog…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And the word of the Lord came by the hand of Jehu son of Hanani to Baasha, saying,
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In context
— 1 Kings 16:1 —
2Forasmuch as I lifted thee up from the earth, and made thee ruler over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their vanities;
3Behold, I raise up enemies after Baasha, and after his house; and I will make thy house as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat.