1 Kings 16:30

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all that were before him.

1 Kings 16:30 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:30

And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord,
above all that were before him.
] Adding other idols to the calves, and those more abominable than they; since the other kings pretended to worship God in them, but he worshipped other gods besides him, as the following verses show.

1 Kings 16:30 In-Context

28 And Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Sama'ria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Sama'ria twenty-two years.

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all that were before him.

31 And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, he took for wife Jez'ebel the daughter of Ethba'al king of the Sido'nians, and went and served Ba'al, and worshiped him.

32 He erected an altar for Ba'al in the house of Ba'al, which he built in Sama'ria.