2 Kings 9:9
New International Version
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.

New Living Translation
I will destroy the family of Ahab as I destroyed the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and of Baasha son of Ahijah.

English Standard Version
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

Berean Standard Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

King James Bible
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:

New King James Version
So I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

New American Standard Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

NASB 1995
‘I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

NASB 1977
‘And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

Amplified Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

Christian Standard Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.

American Standard Version
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

Contemporary English Version
His whole family must be destroyed, just like the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

English Revised Version
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will make Ahab's family like the family of Jeroboam (Nebat's son) and like the family of Baasha, son of Ahijah.

Good News Translation
I will treat his family as I did the families of King Jeroboam of Israel and of King Baasha of Israel.

International Standard Version
I will make the household of Ahab like the household of Nebat's son Jeroboam and the household of Ahijah's son Baasha.

Majority Standard Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

NET Bible
I will make Ahab's dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

New Heart English Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:

World English Bible
I will make Ahab’s house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and I have given up the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and as the house of Baasha son of Ahijah,

Young's Literal Translation
and I have given up the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and as the house of Baasha son of Ahijah,

Smith's Literal Translation
And I gave the house of Ahab as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and as the house of Bassha son of Ahijah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will make the house of Achab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and like the house of Baasa the son of Ahias.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah.

New American Bible
I will make the house of Ahab like that of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and like that of Baasha, son of Ahijah.

New Revised Standard Version
I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall make him of the house of Akhab like the household of Yorbaam, son of Nebat, and like the household of Baasha, son of Akhiah.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasa the son of Ahijah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will make the house of Achaab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the son of Achia.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jehu Anointed King of Israel
8The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. 9I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. 10And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’ ” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.…

Cross References
1 Kings 14:10
Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!

1 Kings 21:21-24
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ / And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ ...

1 Kings 16:3-4
So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat: / Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

1 Kings 15:29
As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

1 Kings 21:22
I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

1 Kings 16:11-12
As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend. / 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 21:25-26
(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. / He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

1 Kings 16:7
Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands and becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

1 Kings 16:33
Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

2 Kings 10:10-11
Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.” / So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.

2 Kings 10:17
When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.

2 Kings 10:30
Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”

2 Kings 21:13
I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

Jeremiah 22:30
This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

Hosea 1:4
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:

like the house

1 Kings 14:10,11
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone…

1 Kings 15:29
And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:

1 Kings 21:22
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.

and like the house

1 Kings 16:3-5,11,12
Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat…

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2 Kings 9
1. Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth Gilead
4. The prophet having done his message, flees
11. Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth
27. Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem
30. Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs.














I will make
This phrase indicates a divine action and intention. The Hebrew root here is "עָשָׂה" (asah), which means to do, make, or accomplish. It signifies God's sovereign power to bring about His will. In the context of 2 Kings, it underscores God's active role in the unfolding of history, particularly in executing judgment. This is a reminder of God's ultimate authority over the kingdoms of men and His ability to fulfill His promises and prophecies.

the house of Ahab
The "house of Ahab" refers to the dynasty or lineage of King Ahab, one of the most infamous kings of Israel, known for his idolatry and wickedness, particularly under the influence of his wife, Jezebel. Ahab's reign is marked by a departure from the worship of Yahweh, leading Israel into Baal worship. This phrase serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the eventual downfall that comes from such disobedience.

like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat
Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division, is notorious for establishing idol worship with the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. The phrase "like the house of Jeroboam" signifies a complete destruction and eradication of a dynasty due to sin and idolatry. Jeroboam's lineage was cut off as a result of his leading Israel into sin, serving as a historical precedent for the judgment pronounced on Ahab's house.

and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah
Baasha was another king of Israel whose dynasty was also destroyed due to his evil actions and idolatry. The mention of Baasha's house reinforces the pattern of divine retribution against those who lead Israel away from God. Baasha's downfall, like Jeroboam's, serves as a warning and a fulfillment of God's prophetic word against those who persist in sin.

(9) Baasha.--See 1Kings 14:10; 1Kings 16:3-4. Shalmaneser II. mentions a king of Ammon named Ba'sa.

Verse 9. - And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Jeroboam's house had been "cut off," smitten, destroyed, till not one of his posterity was left, about seventy years previously (1 Kings 15:29), by Baasha, "because of his sins which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger" (1 Kings 15:30). The far greater sin of Ahab could not be visited with less severity. And like the house of Baasha the Son of Ahijah. As the whole house of Jeroboam had been cut off for its idolatries, so the house of Baasha, which succeeded to the throne, was removed even more speedily, Baasha himself and all his posterity being swept from the earth by. Zimri, who "smote him and killed him," and succeeded him (1 Kings 16:11). The house of Ahab had had a double warning of the fate in reserve for those who deserted the religion of Jehovah, but had disregarded both warnings alike, and had provoked God yet more than their predecessors, by introducing a novel and degraded form of idolatrous worship.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I will make
וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (wə·nā·ṯat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Ahab
אַחְאָ֔ב (’aḥ·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet

like the houses
כְּבֵ֖ית (kə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Jeroboam
יָרָבְעָ֣ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nebat
נְבָ֑ט (nə·ḇāṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5028: Nebat -- father of Jeroboam

[and]
וּכְבֵ֖ית (ū·ḵə·ḇêṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

Baasha
בַּעְשָׁ֥א (ba‘·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1201: Baasha -- a king of Israel

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ahijah.
אֲחִיָּֽה׃ (’ă·ḥî·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 281: Ahijah -- 'brother of Yah', an Israelite name


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