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1 Kings 16:30

AhabOmri
Sin

28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

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

31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

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BSB
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
KJV
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
WEB
Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight above all that were before him.
ASV
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
DARBY
And Ahab the son of Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all that were before him.
BLB
And Ahab son of Omri did evil in the eyes of YHWH more than all who [were] before him.
ÅB
Akab, Omris sønn, gjorde hva ondt var i Herrens øyne, mere enn noen av dem som hadde vært før ham.
OTB
Akab, sønn av Omri, handlet mer ondsinnet i Herrens øyne enn alle som var før ham.
B1930
Akab, Omris sønn, gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, mere enn nogen av dem som hadde vært før ham.

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  • 1 Kings 16:25

    But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

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  • 1 Kings 14:9

    But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

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  • 1 Kings 21:25

    But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

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  • 2 Kings 3:2

    And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

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  • 1 Kings 16:33

    And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

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  • 1 Kings 16:31

    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

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