1 Kings 16:25
What does 1 Kings 16:25 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 16:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who <FI>are<Fi> before him,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, and did worse than all that were before him.
Context
v.24And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
v.25This passage
v.26For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 14:9
but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
- 1 Kings 16:30
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
- 1 Kings 16:33
And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
- Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
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