◄ 1 Kings 16:30 ►
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Good News Translation
He sinned against the LORD more than any of his predecessors.

New Revised Standard Version
Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him.

Contemporary English Version
Ahab did more things to disobey the LORD than any king before him.

New American Bible
Ahab, son of Omri, did what was evil in the LORD’s sight more than any of his predecessors.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Achab, the son of Amri, did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Achab, the son of Amri, did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.

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1 Kings 16:25,31,33 And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him. . . .

1 Kings 14:9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

1 Kings 21:25 Now, there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his wife, Jezabel, set him on,

2 Kings 3:2 And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.

Context
Ahab Reigns in Israel, Marries Jezebel
29Now Achab, the son of Amri, reigned over Israel in the eight and thirtieth year of Asa, king of Juda. And Achab, the son of Amri, reigned over Israel in Samaria two and twenty years. 30And Achab, the son of Amri, did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.31Nor was it enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat: but he also took to wife Jezabel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians. And he went, and served Baal, and adored him.…
Cross References
1 Kings 14:9
But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

1 Kings 16:25
And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him.

1 Kings 16:29
Now Achab, the son of Amri, reigned over Israel in the eight and thirtieth year of Asa, king of Juda. And Achab, the son of Amri, reigned over Israel in Samaria two and twenty years.

1 Kings 16:33
And he planted a grove: and Achab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

1 Kings 21:25
Now, there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his wife, Jezabel, set him on,

1 Kings 22:53
He served also Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

2 Kings 9:22
And when Joram saw Jehu, he said: Is there peace, Jehu? And he answered: What peace? so long as the fornications of Jezabel, thy mother, and her many sorceries, are in their vigour.

1 Kings 16:29
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