1 Kings 16:25 “But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly tha…”

1 Kings 16:25

But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

World English Bible

Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.

American Standard Version

And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Omri did euil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse then all that were before him.

Darby Translation

And Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, and did worse than all that were before him.

Young's Literal Translation

And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who [are] before him,

Bible in Basic English

And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“did worse”

Micah 6:16 1 Kings 16:33 1 Kings 14:9 1 Kings 16:30 1 Kings 16:31

Micah 6:16 · BSB

You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of th…

1 Kings 16:33 · BSB

Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

1 Kings 14:9 · BSB

You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.

1 Kings 16:30 · BSB

However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

1 Kings 16:31 · BSB

And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

26For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

Read 1 Kings 16