1 Kings 22:53

53 He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

1 Kings 22:53 in Other Translations

53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

53 He served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger in every way that his father had done.

53 He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

53 Worshiping at the Baal shrines, he made God, the God of Israel, angry, oh, so angry. If anything, he was worse than his father.

53 He served Baal and worshiped him. He provoked the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.

1 Kings 22:53 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:53

For he served Baal, and worshipped him
That is, Ahaziah served him, as his father had done, and his mother still did:

and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his
father had done;
of which there is an instance in the first chapter of the following book; for falling through a lattice, and becoming sick upon it, he quickly died, having sent messengers to inquire of the god of Ekron whether he should die or not.

1 Kings 22:53 In-Context

51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

52 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, because he followed the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.

53 He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

Cross References

• 1. S Judges 2:11
• 2. 1 Kings 16:30-32; 1 Kings 21:25