Ahabthe sonof Omrididevilin the sightof the LORDmorethanallwhowere beforehim.
you also have donemoreevilthanallwhowere beforeyou, and have goneand madefor yourself othergodsand moltenimagesto provokeMe to anger,and have castMe behindyour back--
Omrididevilin the sightof the LORD,and actedmorewickedlythanallwho[were] beforehim.
Now Ahabthe sonof OmribecamekingoverIsraelin the thirty-eighthyearof Asakingof Judah,and Ahabthe sonof OmrireignedoverIsraelin Samariatwenty-twoyears.
It cameabout, as though it had been a trivialthingfor him to walkin the sinsof Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,that he marriedJezebelthe daughterof Ethbaalkingof the Sidonians,and wentto serveBaaland worshipedhim.
Ahabalso madethe Asherah.Thus Ahabdidmoreto provokethe LORDGodof Israelthanallthe kingsof Israelwhowere beforehim.
Surelythere was noone like Ahabwhosoldhimself to doevilin the sightof the LORD,becauseJezebelhis wifeincitedhim.
So he servedBaaland worshipedhim and provokedthe LORDGodof Israelto anger,according to allthat his fatherhad done.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,onlynot as the kingsof Israelwhowere beforehim.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,thoughnot like his fatherand his mother;for he putawaythe [sacred] pillarof Baalwhichhis fatherhad made.
When JoramsawJehu,he said,"Is it peace,Jehu?"And he answered,"Whatpeace,solongas the harlotriesof your motherJezebeland her witchcraftsare so many?"
but have walkedin the wayof the kingsof Israel,and have caused Judahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalemto playthe harlotas the houseof Ahabplayedthe harlot,and you have alsokilledyour brothers,your own family,who were betterthanyou,
