1 Kings 16:30 “However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than…”

1 Kings 16:30

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

World English Bible

Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight above all that were before him.

American Standard Version

And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ahab the sonne of Omri did worse in ye sight of the Lord then al that were before him.

Darby Translation

And Ahab the son of Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all that were before him.

Young's Literal Translation

and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who [are] before him.

Bible in Basic English

And Ahab, the son of Omri, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all who went before him.

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Cross references

“above”

1 Kings 16:25 1 Kings 14:9 1 Kings 21:25 2 Kings 3:2 1 Kings 16:31 1 Kings 16:33

1 Kings 16:25 · BSB

But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were 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 21:25 · BSB

(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

2 Kings 3:2 · BSB

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

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.

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.

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

In context

29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.

31And 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.

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