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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 16:11 - King James

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1Ki 16:11 King James 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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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends - Zimri's measures were of much more than ordinary severity. Not only was the royal family extirpated, but the friends of the king, his councillors and favorite officers, were put to death. Omri, as having been in the confidence of the late monarch, would naturally fear for himself, and resolve to take the course which promised him at least a chance of safety.
 
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20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.