1 Kings 16:2

“Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, etc.] From a very low estate, and mean family: and made thee prince over my people Israel; as they were of right, and ought to have been; and though Baasha got the kingdom by treachery and murder, yet the translation of the kingdom to him was according to the appointment of God, and by his overruling providence; and even his act of killing Nadab was a fulfilment of a prophecy of his; and had he done it in obedience to the will of God, and in vengeance for his sin, would not have been blameworthy, since then he would have been an executioner of the, justice of God: and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin,…”

“Forasmuch as I exalted thee--The doom he pronounced on Baasha was exactly the same as denounced against Jeroboam and his posterity. Though he had waded through slaughter to his throne, he owed his elevation to the appointment or permission of Him "by whom kings reign." over my people Israel--With all their errors and lapses into idolatry, they were not wholly abandoned by God. He still showed His interest in them by sending prophets and working miracles in their favor, and possessed a multitude of faithful worshippers in the kingdom of Israel.”

“I made thee - Though that invading the kingdom was from himself, and his own wicked heart; yet the translation of the kingdom from Nadab to Baasha simply considered, was from God, who by his providence disposed of all occasions, and of the hearts of the soldiers and people, so that Baasha should have opportunity of executing God's judgment upon Nadab; nay, the very act of Baasha, the killing his master Nadab, was an act of divine justice. And if Baasha had done this in obedience to God's command, and with a single design, to execute God's vengeance threatened against him, it had been no more a sin, than Jehu's act in killing his master king Jehoram, upon the same account, Kg2 9:24. But…”

“16:2-4 The Lord charged Baasha with being a murderer (16:7) and with following Jeroboam’s idolatry. Because he perpetuated Jeroboam’s evil example, Baasha and his family would suffer the same consequences (see 14:11).”

“I exalted thee: Kg1 14:7; Sa1 2:8, Sa1 2:27, Sa1 2:28, Sa1 15:17-19; Sa2 12:7-11; Psa 113:7, Psa 113:8; Luk 1:52 thou hast walked: Kg1 13:33, Kg1 13:34, Kg1 15:34 hast made my people: Kg1 14:16, Kg1 15:26; Exo 32:21; Sa1 2:24, Sa1 26:19; Mat 5:19 3 Kings (1 Kings) 16:3”