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

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

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

30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.

30 Ahab son of Omri did even more open evil before God than anyone yet - a new champion in evil!

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.

30 Ahab, son of Omri, did what the LORD considered evil. He was worse than all [the kings] who were before him.

30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord's sight more than all who were before him.

30 Ahab, the son of Omri, did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did more evil things than any of the kings who had ruled 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 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. ver 25; S 1 Kings 14:9