1 Kings 16:30
“And Ahab the sonne of Omri did euill in the sight of the Lord, aboue all that were before him.”
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1 Kings 16:30 Context
28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his sonne reigned in his stead. 29¶ And in the thirtie and eight yeere of Asa king of Iudah, began Ahab the sonne of Omri to reigne ouer Israel, and Ahab the sonne of Omri reigned ouer Israel in Samaria, twentie and two yeeres. 30And Ahab the sonne of Omri did euill in the sight of the Lord, aboue all that were before him. 31And it came to passe, as if it had beene a light thing for him to walke in the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat; that hee tooke to wife Iezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and serued Baal, and worshipped him. 32And hee reared vp an Altar for Baal, in the house of Baal, which hee had built in Samaria.
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And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that [were] before him.
- King James Version
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Ahab, the son of Omri, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all who went before him.
- Basic English Bible
And Ahab the son of Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all that were before him.
- Darby Bible
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
- Webster's Bible
Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh above all that were before him.
- World English Bible
and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who [are] before him.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible