1 Kings 16:31

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Summary

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

As if it had been a light thing

Took to wife

Jezebel

Revelation 2:20

The zidonians

1 Kings 11:1

Judges 10:12

Judges 18:7

And went

1 Kings 11:4

Served baal

Bible References

As if it had been a light thing

Leah replied: Is it not enough that you took my husband? Are you also going to take my son's mandrake plants? Rachel responded: Very well, Jacob can go to bed with you tonight in return for your son's mandrake plants.

Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel? Jehovah has brought you near to do the work for his tent and stand in front of the community to serve them.

Isaiah said: Hear this you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?

Jehovah said to me: Mortal man, do you see that? These people of Judah are not satisfied with merely doing all the disgusting things you have seen here and with spreading violence throughout the country. No, they must come and do them right here in the Temple and make me even angrier. Look how they insult me in the most offensive way possible by thrusting the shoot to my nose! (an obsene reference or jesture to Jehovah)

You took your sons and daughters, who belonged to me, and you sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough?

Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? You drink clean water. Must you muddy the rest of the water with your feet?

Took to wife

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They married any of them they chose.

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons.

If you are disloyal and join with the nations that are still left among you and intermarry with them,

I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:

Jezebel

When Jezebel massacred the prophets of Jehovah, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and hid them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.

King Ahab told his wife Jezebel everything Elijah had done. He told how he put all the prophets of Baal to death.

Jezebel his wife came to him and asked: Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

Jehu went to Jezreel. Jezebel had news of what happened. Painting her eyes and dressing her hair with ornaments, she put her head out of the window.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads my servants astray so that they commit immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

The zidonians

Solomon loved many women. They were of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites.

Did I save you from the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? They oppressed you and you cried out to me.

So the five men left and traveled to the town of Laish. They saw how the people there lived in security like the Sidonians. They were a peaceful, quiet people, with no argument with anyone. They had all they needed. They lived far away from the Sidonians and had nothing to do with any other people.

And went

When Solomon was old he allowed his heart to be turned away to other gods by his wives. His heart was no longer true to Jehovah his God as the heart of his father David had been.

Served baal

No one else devoted himself so completely to doing wrong in Jehovah's sight as Ahab all at the urging of his wife Jezebel.

The children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served Baalim:

The people of Israel forgot Jehovah their God. They sinned against him and worshiped the idols of Baal and Asherah.

Once again the Israelites did evil against Jehovah by worshiping the Baals and the Astartes. They also worshiped the gods of Syria, of Sidon, of Moab, of Ammon, and of the Philistines. They abandoned Jehovah and stopped worshiping him.

Jehu assembled all the people and said to them: Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but Jehu will be his servant on a great scale.

They broke all the laws of Jehovah their God. They made two metal bull-calves to worship. They also made an image of the goddess Asherah. Also they worshiped the stars and served the god Baal.