1 Kings 16:31 “And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam s…”

1 Kings 16:31

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

World English Bible

As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

Geneva Bible 1599

For was it a light thing for him to walke in the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, except hee tooke Iezebel also the daughter of Ethbaal King of the Zidonians to wife, and went and serued Baal, and worshipped him?

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass — hath it been light his walking in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat? — then he taketh a wife, Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and goeth and serveth Baal, and boweth himself to it,

Bible in Basic English

And as if copying the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was a small thing for him, he took as his wife Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Zidon, and became a servant and worshipper of Baal.

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Cross references

“as if it had been a light thing”

Genesis 30:15 Numbers 16:9 Isaiah 7:13 Ezekiel 8:17 Ezekiel 16:20 Ezekiel 16:47

Genesis 30:15 · BSB

But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

Numbers 16:9 · BSB

Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to mini…

Isaiah 7:13 · BSB

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?

Ezekiel 8:17 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to an…

Ezekiel 16:20 · BSB

You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?

Ezekiel 16:47 · BSB

And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.

“took to wife”

Genesis 6:2 Nehemiah 13:23–29 Deuteronomy 7:3 Deuteronomy 7:4 Joshua 23:12 Joshua 23:13

Genesis 6:2 · BSB

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Nehemiah 13:23–29 · BSB

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Deuteronomy 7:3 · BSB

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

Deuteronomy 7:4 · BSB

because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

Joshua 23:12 · BSB

For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,

Joshua 23:13 · BSB

know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this go…

“Jezebel”

1 Kings 18:4 1 Kings 18:19 1 Kings 21:5–14 2 Kings 9:30–37 Revelation 2:20 1 Kings 19:1

1 Kings 18:4 · BSB

for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

1 Kings 18:19 · BSB

Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

1 Kings 21:5–14 · BSB

Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”

2 Kings 9:30–37 · BSB

Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

Revelation 2:20 · BSB

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

1 Kings 19:1 · BSB

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

“the Zidonians”

Judges 18:7 Judges 10:12 1 Kings 11:1

Judges 18:7 · BSB

So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were fa…

Judges 10:12 · BSB

Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?

1 Kings 11:1 · BSB

King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.

“and went”

1 Kings 11:4–8

1 Kings 11:4–8 · BSB

For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

“served Baal”

2 Kings 17:16 2 Kings 10:18 Judges 2:11 Judges 3:7 Judges 10:6 1 Kings 21:26

2 Kings 17:16 · BSB

They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.

2 Kings 10:18 · BSB

Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.

Judges 2:11 · BSB

And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.

Judges 3:7 · BSB

So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

Judges 10:6 · BSB

And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not…

1 Kings 21:26 · BSB

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

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

In context

30However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

32First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.

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