4Him that dieth of Baasa in the city, the dogs shall eat: and him that dieth of his in the country, the fowls of the air shall devour.


In Context

1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasa, saying :

2 Forasmuch as I have exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 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:

3 Behold, I will cut down the posterity of Baasa, and the posterity of his house, and I will make thy house as the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat.

4 Him that dieth of Baasa in the city, the dogs shall eat: and him that dieth of his in the country, the fowls of the air shall devour.

5 But the rest of the acts of Baasa and all that he did, and his battles, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?

6 So Baasa slept with his fathers, and was buried in Thersa: and Ela his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:4Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and the birds of the air will feed on those who die in the country."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:4Him 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:4Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth of his in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:4Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4Him 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4The dogs will eat Baasha's descendants who die in the city; and he who dies of his in the field the birds of the sky will eat.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:4him who dieth of Baasha in a city do the dogs eat, and him who dieth of his in a field do fowl of the heavens eat.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:4Him that dies of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dies of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.