1 Kings 21:26 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 21:26

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

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ASV

And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.)

KJV

And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he did very abominably in following idols,.... Which were abominable to the Lord; "dunghill gods", as the Tigurine version: according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel; meaning the seven nations that formerly inhabited Canaan, but were driven out for their sins, to make way for the children of Israel, of which the Amorites were one, and here put for all the rest.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He was wholly given up to sin, and, upon condition he might have the pleasures of it, he would take the wages of it, which is death, Rom. vi. Blessed Paul complained that he was sold under sin ( Rom. vii. 14 ), as a poor captive against his will; but Ahab was voluntary: he sold himself to sin; of choice, and as his own act and deed, he submitted to the dominion of sin.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The Amorites appear here as representatives of the old Canaanite nations (Gen 15:16 note). It seems to be implied here that their idolatries were in the main identical with those of the Phoenicians which Ahab had adopted.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב	vai.yat.'Ev	and he acted abominably	H8581 →
מְאֹ֔ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
לָלֶ֖כֶת	la.Le.khet	by walking	H1980 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים	ha.gi.lu.Lim	the idols	H1544 →
כְּכֹל֙	ke.Khol	according to all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
עָשׂ֣וּ	'a.Su	they had done	H6213 →
הָאֱמֹרִ֔י	ha.'e.mo.Ri	the Amorite[s]	H567 →
אֲשֶׁר֙	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
הוֹרִ֣ישׁ	ho.Rish	he dispossessed	H3423 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מִפְּנֵ֖י	mi.pe.Nei	from before	H6440 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Peter 4:3
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
  And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- Ephesians 5:18
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5
  not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
- 1 Peter 1:14
  As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
Through
Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
leads to
- Daniel 8:23
  In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
- Exodus 12:40
  Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
- Matthew 23:32–35
  Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
  hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings