1 Kings 16:26

26 And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin: to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

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 And he bought the hill of Samaria of Semer, for two talents of silver: and he built upon it, and he called the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Semer, the owner of the hill.

25 And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him.

26 And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin: to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

27 Now the rest of the acts of Amri, and the battles he fought, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?

28 And Amri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, and Achab, his son, reigned in his stead.