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1 Kings 16:29-34

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29 Now Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth * year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two * years.
30 Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD 1more than all who were before him.
31 It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that 2he married * Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the 3Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.
32 So he erected an altar for Baal in 4the house of Baal which he built in Samaria.
33 Ahab also made 5the Asherah. Thus 6Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
34 7In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho; he laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
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1 Kings 16:29-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 16

This chapter contains a prophecy of the ruin of the family of Baasha, and an account of his death, 1Ki 16:1-7, and of his son's reigning in his stead two years, who was slain by Zimri one of his captains, 1Ki 16:8-14, and who reigned but seven days, 1Ki 16:15-20, and the people being divided between Tibni and Omri, the party for the latter prevailed, and he was made king, and reigned twelve years, 1Ki 16:21-28, and was succeeded by his son Ahab, a very wicked prince, 1Ki 16:29-33, and the chapter is concluded with the rebuilding of Jericho, 1Ki 16:34.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

  • 1. 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 16:25
  • 2. Deuteronomy 7:1-5
  • 3. Judges 18:7; 1 Kings 11:1-5; 2 Kings 10:18; 2 Kings 17:16
  • 4. 2 Kin 10:21, 26, 27
  • 5. 2 Kings 13:6
  • 6. 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 16:29, 30; 1 Kings 21:25
  • 7. Joshua 6:26

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. I.e. wooden symbol of a female deity
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