1 Kings 16:30

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 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 fathers and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place.

29 Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Judah's King Asa; Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria 22 years.

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

31 Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then proceeded to serve Baal and worship him.

32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.