1 Kings 16:32

32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

1 Kings 16:32 in Other Translations

32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

32 He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

32 First Ahab built a temple and an altar for Baal in Samaria.

32 He built a temple for Baal in Samaria, and then furnished it with an altar for Baal.

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

1 Kings 16:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:32

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal,
which he had built in Samaria.
] That he might not go so far as Tyre or Zidon; and for his wife's convenience also he built a temple in Samaria for Baal, and erected an altar there to offer sacrifices upon it unto him; so open and daring was he in his idolatrous practices.

1 Kings 16:32 In-Context

30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him.

31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.

32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.

34 In Ahab’s time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the LORD spoken by Joshua son of Nun.

Cross References

• 1. S Judges 6:28
• 2. 2 Kings 10:21,27; 2 Kings 11:18; Jeremiah 43:12