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1 Kings 16:30

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213 →
אַחְאָ֧ב'ach.'AvAhabH256 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
עָמְרִ֛י'a.me.RiOmriH6018 →
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolmore than allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[those] whoH834 →
לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.Nav[were] <to> before himH6440 →

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1 Kings 16:25But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.1 Kings 14:9You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.1 Kings 21:25(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.2 Kings 3:2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.1 Kings 14:22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.1 Kings 16:31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.1 Kings 16:33Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.1 Kings 15:26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.1 Kings 16:16and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.1 Kings 21:20When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

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