1 Kings 16:30

30 But Ahab son of Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh 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 slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son became king in his place.

29 Now Ahab son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah. Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.

30 But Ahab son of Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh more than all who were before him.

31 {If it wasn't enough that he went} after the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he also took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal the king of the Sidonians. He went and served Baal and bowed down to him.

32 And he built an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria.