Discovery Box| (1.00) | (1Ki 16:4) | 1 tn Heb “the ones belonging to Baasha.” |
| (0.67) | (1Ki 15:16) | 1 tn Heb “There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.” |
| (0.50) | (2Ch 16:6) | 1 tn Heb “and King Asa took all Judah and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its wood which Baasha had built.” |
| (0.42) | (1Ki 16:5) | 1 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Baasha, and that which he did and his strength, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?” |
| (0.42) | (1Ki 15:22) | 1 tn Heb “and King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, there was no one exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its wood which Baasha had built.” |
| (0.33) | (1Ki 16:3) | 1 tn The traditional view understands the verb בָּעַר (baʿar) to mean “burn.” However, an alternate view takes בָּעַר (baʿar) as a homonym meaning “sweep away” (HALOT 146 s.v. II בער). In this case one might translate, “I am ready to sweep away Baasha and his family.” Either metaphor emphasizes the thorough and destructive nature of the coming judgment. |
