1 Kings 16:26

26 He lived exactly like Jeroboam (Nebat's son). He sinned and led Israel to sin with worthless idols, and the Israelites made the LORD God of Israel furious.

1 Kings 16:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:26

For he walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in his
sin wherewith he made Israel to sin
Worshipping the calves;

to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities;
these, and whatsoever idols else were worshipped by him, see ( 1 Kings 16:13 ) .

1 Kings 16:26 In-Context

24 Omri bought a hill from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.

25 Omri did what the LORD considered evil. He did more evil things than all [the kings] before him.

26 He lived exactly like Jeroboam (Nebat's son). He sinned and led Israel to sin with worthless idols, and the Israelites made the LORD God of Israel furious.

27 Isn't everything else about Omri--what he did and his heroic acts--written in the official records of the kings of Israel?

28 Omri lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab succeeded him as king.