1 Kings 16:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Kinsfolks, Heb. avengers; to whom it belonged to revenge his death: see Numbers 35:12. Nor of his friends; his confidants and familiar acquaintance, such as were most likely to hinder his settlement in the throne, and to avenge their friend's quarrel.

1 Kings 16:11

11 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.