1 Kings 16:30
What does 1 Kings 16:30 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 16:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Ahab, the son of Omri, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all who went before him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who <FI>are<Fi> before him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Achab, the son of Amri, did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Ahab the son of Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all that were before him.
Context
v.29And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
v.30This passage
v.31And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 16:25
And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.
- 1 Kings 21:25
(But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
- 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 16:33
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.
- 1 Kings 16:31
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.
- 2 Kings 3:2
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
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