Passage Research
1 Kings 16 — Sermon Preparation
A rapid succession of kings — Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, and Ahab — rules the northern kingdom, each deepening Israel's idolatry. Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
1 Kings 16 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עׇמְרִי | ʻOmrîy | H6018 | 12 | Omri |
| בַּעְשָׁא | Baʻshâʼ | H1201 | 11 | Basha |
| מָלַךְ | mâlak | H4427 | 13 | reign, ascend the throne |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 13 | year, revolution |
| זִמְרִי | Zimrîy | H2174 | 7 | Zimri |
| תִּרְצָה | Tirtsâh | H8656 | 7 | Tirtsah |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 12 | word, matter |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter relates wholly to the kingdom of Israel, and the revolutions of that kingdom. God calls Israel his people still, though wretchedly corrupted. Jehu foretells the same destruction to come upon Baasha's family, which that king had been employed to bring upon the family of Jeroboam. Those who resemble others in their sins, may expect to resemble them in the plagues they suffer, especially those who seem zealous against such sins in others as they allow in themselves. Baasha himself dies in peace, and is buried with honour. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 16:1–14 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Gibbethon— 1 Kgs 16:15
- Tirzah— 1 Kgs 16:15
- Samaria 1— 1 Kgs 16:24
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