1. Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, / 2. Forasmuch as I 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; →

Well, well, well, what have we here? In 1 Kings 16, we meet a character called Baasha. He's the king of Israel and he's pretty bad news. He does away with his predecessor and then sets about a campaign of evil and destruction. →

Joe: Alright, so what's the scoop of this chapter? Bible Expert: Well, 1 Kings 16 is all about the reign of King Baasha of Israel. Joe: Baasha? Interesting name. What happened during his reign? Bible Expert: Well, he did some pretty terrible things. →

Alex Trebek: So, [contestant], what do you like to do in your free time? Contestant: Well, I like to study the Bible, and I thought I'd tell you a bit about 1 Kings 16. Alex Trebek: [sighs] Alright, go ahead. →

CHAPTER SIXTEEN! This one's about Ahab, who was the king of Israel. And it's about his son, Ahaziah, who succeeds him. Ahab does some bad stuff, so God sends a prophet named Elijah to him to warn him to stop. →

Batman: Greetings, Robin! It appears we have a new villain to tackle: King Baasha of Israel! Robin: Oh no, it looks like he has a plan to overthrow his predecessor, King Asa! Batman: It appears so, Robin. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal. My father used to say that the Lord was so angry with Baasha and his family that he destroyed them. Uh, or, you know, they were just so wicked that he had to. The Lord gave their kingdom to Jeroboam, who was way better than Baasha. →

Oh boy, 1 Kings 16 was really something. Bigly. So much was happening in this chapter. First, King Omri of Israel did a lot of bad things. A lot of bad, bad things. Many people are saying he was a huge loser. →

Peter Griffin: Ok fellas, let's dive into 1 Kings 16! So in this chapter, Ahab, the king of Israel, was doing some shady stuff. He married a Sidonian princess, Jezebel, and started worshipping her false gods. →