¹¹Now it happened when he became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that ^ahe struck down all the household of Baasha; he did not leave ¹a single male—not even any of his kinsman redeemers or his friends.

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Footnotes

1Lit him who urinates against the wall, cf. 1 Sam 25:22, 34; 1 Kin 14:10; 21:21; 2 Kin 9:8

Cross references

a 1 Kin 15:29; 16:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When he began to reign, as soon as he had seated himself on his throne, he struck down all the house of Baasha. He did not leave him a single male of his relatives or his friends.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As soon as he began to reign and was seated on the throne, he killed off Baasha’s whole family. He did not spare a single male, whether relative or friend.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he became king, as soon as he was seated on his throne, Zimri struck down the entire house of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, including his kinsmen and his friends.

NLTNew Living Translation

Zimri immediately killed the entire royal family of Baasha, leaving him not even a single male child. He even destroyed distant relatives and friends.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It happened that as soon as he became king, at the moment he sat on his throne, he killed all of the house of Baasha. He left no males among his kindred or any of his friends.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

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