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1 Kings 16:1-2
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16 The Lord sent Jehu son of Hanani to say to Baasha:

2 Nobody knew who you were until I, the Lord, chose you[a] to be the leader of my people Israel. And now you're acting exactly like Jeroboam by causing the Israelites to sin. What you've done has made me so angry

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  1. 16.2 Nobody … you: Hebrew “I pulled you up out of the dust.”
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1 Kings 16:1-2
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16 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu(A) son of Hanani(B) concerning Baasha: 2 “I lifted you up from the dust(C) and appointed you ruler(D) over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused(E) my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins.

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