1. Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall:
2. “I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry.
3. So I am ready to burn up Baasha and his family, and make your family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.