1 KINGS 16:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on the throne of his kingdom, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, among his kindred, nor his friends — Zimri executes a genocidal purge of Baasha's entire household, eliminating all potential rivals. The phrase 'pisseth against a wall' (שֹׁתֵן קִיר) is a crude Hebraic idiom for males. This total annihilation fulfills Jehu's prophecy (16:3-4), showing God's word executing through human agents.
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