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First Book of Kings, Chapter 16

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Chapter 16 of 1 Kings—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ The word of Jehovah now came to Jeʹhu1 the son of Ha·naʹni2 against Baʹa·sha, saying:
  2. “Inasmuch as I raised you up out of the dust3 that I might constitute you leader over my people Israel,4 but you went walking in the way of Jer·o·boʹam5 and so caused my people Israel to sin by offending me with their sins,6
  3. here I am making a clean sweep after Baʹa·sha and after his house, and I shall certainly constitute his house like the house of Jer·o·boʹam the son of Neʹbat.7
  4. Anyone of Baʹa·sha that is dying in the city the dogs will eat; and anyone of his that is dying in the field the fowls of the heavens will eat.”8
  5. ¶ As for the rest of the affairs of Baʹa·sha and what he did and his mightiness, are they not written in the book9 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel?
  6. Finally Baʹa·sha lay down with his forefathers and was buried in Tirʹzah;10 and Eʹlah his son began to reign in place of him.
  7. And also by means of Jeʹhu the son of Ha·naʹni the prophet, Jehovah’s word itself had come against Baʹa·sha and his house,11 both because of all the badness that he committed in the eyes of Jehovah by offending12 him with the work of his hands,13 that it might become like the house of Jer·o·boʹam, and because he struck him[a] down.14
  8. ¶ In the twenty-sixth year of Aʹsa the king of Judah, Eʹlah the son of Baʹa·sha became king over Israel in Tirʹzah for two years.
  9. And his servant Zimʹri15 the chief of half the chariots began to conspire against him, while he was in Tirʹzah drinking16 himself drunk at the house of Arʹza, who was over the household17 in Tirʹzah.
  10. And Zimʹri proceeded to come in and strike him down18 and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Aʹsa the king of Judah, and he began to reign in place of him.
  11. And it came about that when he began to reign, as soon as he sat down upon his throne, he struck down all the house of Baʹa·sha. He did not let anyone of his remain that urinates against a wall[b]19 or his avengers of blood[c]20 or his friends.
  12. Thus Zimʹri annihilated the whole house of Baʹa·sha,21 according to the word of Jehovah22 that he had spoken against Baʹa·sha by means of Jeʹhu the prophet,23
  13. on account of all the sins of Baʹa·sha and the sins of Eʹlah24 his son with which they sinned and with which they caused Israel to sin by offending Jehovah the God of Israel with their vain idols.[d]25
  14. As for the rest of the affairs of Eʹlah and all that he did, are they not written in the book26 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel?
  15. ¶ In the twenty-seventh year of Aʹsa the king of Judah, Zimʹri became king for seven days27 in Tirʹzah, while the people were encamping against Gibʹbe·thon,28 which belonged to the Phi·lisʹtines.
  16. In time the people that were encamped heard it said: “Zimʹri has conspired and also struck down the king.” So all Israel made Omʹri,29 the chief of the army, king over Israel on that day in the camp.
  17. Omʹri and all Israel with him now went on up from Gibʹbe·thon and began to lay siege30 to Tirʹzah.
  18. And it came about that as soon as Zimʹri saw that the city had been captured, he then came into the dwelling tower of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over himself with fire, so that he died,31
  19. for the sins of his with which he had sinned by doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah32 by walking in the way of Jer·o·boʹam and in his sin which he did by causing Israel to sin.33
  20. As for the rest of the affairs of Zimʹri and his conspiracy with which he conspired, are they not written in the book34 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel?
  21. ¶ It was then that the people of Israel began to divide themselves into two parts.35 There was one part of the people that became followers of Tibʹni the son of Giʹnath, to make him king, and the other part followers of Omʹri.
  22. Finally the people that were following Omʹri overcame the people that were following Tibʹni the son of Giʹnath; so that Tibʹni met death, and Omʹri began to reign.
  23. ¶ In the thirty-first year of Aʹsa the king of Judah, Omʹri became king[e] over Israel for twelve years. In Tirʹzah he reigned six years.
  24. And he proceeded to buy the mountain of Sa·marʹi·a[f] from Sheʹmer for two talents[g] of silver, and began to build [on] the mountain and call the name of the city that he built by the name of Sheʹmer the master[h] of the mountain, Sa·marʹi·a.36
  25. And Omʹri kept doing what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah and came to do worse than all who were prior to him.37
  26. And he went walking in all the way of Jer·o·boʹam the son of Neʹbat38 and in his sin with which he caused Israel to sin by offending Jehovah the God of Israel with their vain idols.39
  27. As for the rest of the affairs of Omʹri, what he did and his mightiness with which he acted, are they not written in the book40 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel?
  28. Finally Omʹri lay down with his forefathers and was buried in Sa·marʹi·a; and Aʹhab41 his son began to reign in place of him.
  29. ¶ And as for Aʹhab the son of Omʹri, he became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Aʹsa the king of Judah; and Aʹhab the son of Omʹri continued to reign over Israel in Sa·marʹi·a42 twenty-two years.
  30. And Aʹhab the son of Omʹri proceeded to do worse in the eyes of Jehovah than all those who were prior to him.43
  31. And it came about that, [as if it were] the most trivial44 thing for him to walk in the sins of Jer·o·boʹam45 the son of Neʹbat, he now took as wife46 Jezʹe·bel47 the daughter of Eth·baʹal the king of the Si·doʹni·ans48 and began to go and serve Baʹal[i]49 and to bow down to him.
  32. Further, he set up an altar to Baʹal at the house50 of Baʹal that he built in Sa·marʹi·a.
  33. And Aʹhab went on to make the sacred pole;[j]51 and Aʹhab came to do more to offend52 Jehovah the God of Israel than all the kings of Israel that happened to be prior to him.
  34. ¶ In his days Hiʹel the Bethʹel·ite built Jerʹi·cho. At the forfeit of A·biʹram his firstborn he laid the foundation of it, and at the forfeit of Seʹgub his youngest he put up its doors, according to Jehovah’s word that he spoke by means of Joshua[k] the son of Nun.53

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Him,” that is, Nadab the son of Jeroboam. See 15:25-29.
  2. ^ “Urinates against a wall.” A Heb. idiom for males.
  3. ^ Or, “his goels,” M; SyVg, “his relatives.”
  4. ^ Lit., “their vanities.”
  5. ^ “Became king,” that is, became sole ruler upon the death of his rival, Tibni.
  6. ^ Meaning “Belonging to the Clan Shemer.” Heb., Sho·merohnʹ.
  7. ^ See App 8A.
  8. ^ Or, “lord of.” Heb., ʼadho·nehʹ, pl. of ʼa·dhohnʹ, to denote excellence.
  9. ^ Lit., “the Baal.” Heb., hab·Baʹʽal.
  10. ^ Or, “the Asherah.” Heb., ha·ʼAshe·rahʹ.
  11. ^ “Joshua.” Heb., Yehoh·shuʹaʽ, “Jehoshua”; LXX, “Jesus”; Syr., deYe·shuʽ.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Ch 19:2; 20:34
  2. ^ 2Ch 16:7
  3. ^ 1Sa 2:8; Ps 113:7
  4. ^ Ps 75:7; Lu 1:52
  5. ^ 1Ki 13:33
  6. ^ 1Ki 14:16
  7. ^ 1Ki 14:10; 15:29
  8. ^ 1Ki 14:11; Jb 21:19
  9. ^ 1Ki 14:19; 15:31
  10. ^ 1Ki 15:21, 33
  11. ^ Ex 20:5; 34:7
  12. ^ 1Ki 16:13
  13. ^ Ps 115:4; Is 2:8; 44:9
  14. ^ 1Ki 14:14; 15:27
  15. ^ 2Ki 9:31
  16. ^ Pr 20:1; 31:4; Lu 21:34
  17. ^ Ge 24:2; 39:4
  18. ^ 2Ki 9:31
  19. ^ 1Sa 25:22; 1Ki 14:10; 2Ki 9:8
  20. ^ Nu 35:19, 31
  21. ^ Ps 9:5; 109:13
  22. ^ 1Ki 16:3
  23. ^ 1Ki 16:1
  24. ^ 1Ki 16:6
  25. ^ De 32:21; 1Sa 12:21; 2Ki 17:15; Is 41:29; Je 10:14; Ac 14:15; Ro 1:23; 1Co 8:4; 10:19
  26. ^ 1Ki 14:19
  27. ^ Jb 20:5
  28. ^ Jos 19:44; 21:23; 1Ki 15:27
  29. ^ 2Ki 8:26; Pr 28:2; Mc 6:16
  30. ^ De 20:19
  31. ^ Jg 9:54; 1Sa 31:4; 2Sa 17:23; Mt 27:5
  32. ^ 1Ki 15:30; Ps 9:16
  33. ^ 1Ki 12:28; 14:9
  34. ^ 1Ki 14:19; 15:31; 16:5; 22:39
  35. ^ Pr 28:2; Mt 12:25
  36. ^ 1Ki 20:1; 22:37; 2Ki 17:24; Am 6:1; Ac 8:5
  37. ^ 1Ki 14:9; Mc 6:16
  38. ^ 1Ki 12:28; 13:33
  39. ^ 1Ki 16:13
  40. ^ 1Ki 14:19
  41. ^ 1Ki 16:33; 21:4, 21; 2Ki 10:1; 2Ch 18:1
  42. ^ 1Ki 16:24; 20:10; Is 7:9
  43. ^ 1Ki 16:25; 21:25; 2Ki 3:2
  44. ^ Zp 3:2
  45. ^ 1Ki 12:28
  46. ^ De 7:3; Jos 23:12
  47. ^ 1Ki 18:4, 19; 19:1; 21:7, 25; 2Ki 9:30; Re 2:20
  48. ^ Ge 10:15; 1Ki 11:1
  49. ^ Jg 2:11; 10:6; 2Ki 10:19; 17:16
  50. ^ 2Ki 10:21, 27
  51. ^ Ex 34:13; 2Ki 10:26; 13:6
  52. ^ 1Ki 14:9
  53. ^ Jos 6:26; 23:14; Zc 1:6

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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