1 Kings 22:53
in 1 Kings 22Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
KJV
For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseFor he served Baal, and worshipped him,.... That is, Ahaziah served him, as his father had done, and his mother still did: and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done; of which there is an instance in the first chapter of the following book; for falling through a lattice, and becoming sick upon it, he quickly died, having sent messengers to inquire of the god of Ekron whether he should die or not.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the L ORD besides, that we might enquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the L ORD : but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
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Miserable are the children that not only derive a stock of corruption from their parents, but are thus taught by them to trade with it; and unhappy, most unhappy parents, are those that help to damn their children's souls.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ | vaiyaavod | and he served | H5647 → | 288 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבַּ֔עַל | habaal | <the> Baal | H1168 → | 82 times |
| וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה | vaiyishtachaveh | and he bowed down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to it | ||
| וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס | vaiyakhes | and he provoked to anger | H3707 → | 54 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כְּכֹ֥ל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֖ה | ʾasah | he had done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אָבִֽיו׃ | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙and he served
vaiyaavodH5647 →288 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַבַּ֔עַל<the> Baal
habaalH1168 →82 times
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הand he bowed down
vaiyishtachavehH7812 →172 times
ל֑וֹto it
lo
וַיַּכְעֵ֗סand he provoked to anger
vaiyakhesH3707 →54 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כְּכֹ֥לaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֖הhe had done
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
אָבִֽיו׃father his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 21:29“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house…
it leads to
- 2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- 2 Kings 9:25–26
And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab,…
- Psalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- 2 Kings 9:33
“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
- 2 Peter 3:9
Through
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.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 10:18
Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
- 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 10:26–28
They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
- 2 Kings 10:18
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.