1 Kings 16:30

God's Word

Ahab, son of Omri, did what the Lord considered evil. He was worse than all ⌞the kings⌟ who were before him.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:9

You have done more evil things than everyone before you. You made other gods, metal idols, for yourself. You made me furious and turned your back to me.

1 Kings 16:25

Omri did what the Lord considered evil. He did more evil things than all ⌞the kings⌟ before him.

1 Kings 16:29

Ahab, son of Omri, began to rule Israel in Asa’s thirty-eighth year as king of Judah. He ruled for 22 years in Samaria.

1 Kings 16:31

It wasn’t enough that he committed the same sins as Jeroboam (Nebat’s son). He also married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Ahab then served and worshiped Baal.

1 Kings 16:33

Ahab made poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. He did more to make the Lord God of Israel furious than all the kings of Israel who came before him.

1 Kings 21:25

There was no one else like Ahab. At the urging of his wife, he sold himself to do what the Lord considered evil.

1 Kings 22:53

Ahaziah served Baal, worshiped him, and made the Lord God of Israel furious, as his father had done.

2 Kings 17:2

He did what the Lord considered evil, but he didn’t do what the kings of Israel before him had done.

2 Kings 3:2

He did what the Lord considered evil, but he didn’t do what his father or mother had done. He put away the sacred stone that his father had set up and dedicated to Baal.

2 Kings 9:22

When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is everything alright, Jehu?” Jehu answered, “How can everything be alright as long as your mother continues her idolatry and witchcraft?”

2 Chronicles 21:13

Instead, you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel. You, like Ahab’s family, have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. You have killed your brothers, your father’s family. Your brothers were better than you.