Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and assassinated him while he and the Israelite army were laying siege to the Philistine town of Gibbethon.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Baasha ... of the house of Issachar - It is curious to find Issachar producing a king. Tola, its one very undistinguished judge ([Reference …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Baasha, having come from an obscure tribe, hardly ever distinguished in history, and himself, as it seems ([Reference 1 Kings 16:2…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar
A man of that tribe; but who he was, or his father, is nowher…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; …