Parallel Verses
Amplified
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord more than all [the kings] who were before him.
New American Standard Bible
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord
King James Version
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
Holman Bible
But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight more than all who were before him.
International Standard Version
Omri's son Ahab practiced more of what the LORD considered to be evil than anyone who had lived before him.
A Conservative Version
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of LORD above all who were before him.
American Standard Version
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
Bible in Basic English
And Ahab, the son of Omri, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all who went before him.
Darby Translation
And Ahab the son of Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all that were before him.
Julia Smith Translation
And Ahab son of Omri will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah above all which were before him.
King James 2000
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Ahab son of Omri did evil in the eyes of Yahweh more than all who were before him.
Modern King James verseion
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of Jehovah above all who were before him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he displeased the LORD above all that were before him.
NET Bible
Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of the Lord than all who were before him.
New Heart English Bible
Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
The Emphasized Bible
And Ahab son of Omri did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, - and did more wickedly than all that were before him.
Webster
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
World English Bible
Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh above all that were before him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who are before him.
Themes
Ahab » King of israel » Idolatry of
Ahab » Facts concerning » Established idolatry
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 16:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reign Of Ahab In Israel
29
Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.
30 Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord more than all [the kings] who were before him.
31
It came about, as if it had been a trivial thing for Ahab to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 16:25
But Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted more wickedly than all who came before him.
1 Kings 14:9
but have done more evil than all [the
1 Kings 21:25
There certainly was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him.
1 Kings 16:31
It came about, as if it had been a trivial thing for Ahab to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married
1 Kings 16:33
Ahab also made the Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
2 Kings 3:2
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.