Ahab did a very bad sin and worshiped those blocks of wood (idols). This was the same thing that the Amorite people did. And the Lord took the land from them and gave it to the people of Israel.
2 Kings 17:12 - Easy To Read Version They served idols. [204] And the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You must not do this thing.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they served idols, of which the Lord had said to them, You shall not do this thing. American Standard Version (1901) and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. Common English Bible They worshipped images about which the LORD had said, Don’t do such things! Catholic Public Domain Version And they worshipped impurities, concerning which the Lord instructed them that they should not do this word. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they worshipped abominations, concerning which the Lord had commanded them that they should not do this thing. |
Ahab did a very bad sin and worshiped those blocks of wood (idols). This was the same thing that the Amorite people did. And the Lord took the land from them and gave it to the people of Israel.
The Israelites burned incense [203] there in all those places of worship. They did these things like the nations that the Lord forced out of the land before them. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord angry.
But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before.
“I am the Lord [123] your God. I led you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves. {So you must obey these commands:}
Don’t worship any other god. I am YAHWEH KANAH—the jealous Lord. That is my name. I am EL KANAH—the jealous God.
But I still brought them to the land I promised to give to them. They saw all the hills and green trees, so they went to all those places to worship. They took their sacrifices and anger offerings {\cf2\super [144]} to all those places. They offered their sacrifices that made a sweet smell and they offered their drink offerings at those places.
“Don’t make idols for yourselves. Don’t set up statues or memorials [440] in your land to bow down to. Why? Because I am the Lord your God!
“You must not worship the Lord your God in the same way that those people worship their gods.
There are still some people living among us that are not people of Israel. Those people worship their own gods. Don’t become friends with those people. Don’t serve or worship their gods.