1 Kings 16:30

30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him.

1 Kings 16:30 in Other Translations

KJV
30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
ESV
30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
NLT
30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.
MSG
30 Ahab son of Omri did even more open evil before God than anyone yet - a new champion in evil!
CSB
30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord's sight more than all who were before him.

1 Kings 16:30 In-Context

28 Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.
29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years.
30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him.
31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.
32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 25; S 1 Kings 14:9
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