John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 16:1

"And the word of Jehovah came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying," — 1 Kings 16:1 (ASV)

Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani ,
&c.] The seer that reproved Asa, (2 Chronicles 16:7) , so that this man was the son of a prophet then living, and was a young man; for we hear of him several years after reproving Jehoshaphat, (2 Chronicles 19:2) , and as a writer of history, (2 Chronicles 20:34) , the prophecy that came to him from the Lord was

against Baasha ;
king of Israel:

saying ;
as follows.