1 Kings 16:30
New International Version
Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him.

New Living Translation
But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.

English Standard Version
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

Berean Standard Bible
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

King James Bible
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

New King James Version
Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

New American Standard Bible
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him.

NASB 1995
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him.

NASB 1977
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Ahab the son of Omri did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh more than all who were before him.

Amplified Bible
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all [the kings] who were before him.

Christian Standard Bible
But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight more than all who were before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight more than 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Akhab, son of Amri, did what is evil before LORD JEHOVAH, more than all who were before him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Achaab did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did more wickedly than all that were before him.

Contemporary English Version
Ahab did more things to disobey the LORD than any king before him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Achab the son of Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.

English Revised Version
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ahab, son of Omri, did what the LORD considered evil. He was worse than all [the kings] who were before him.

Good News Translation
He sinned against the LORD more than any of his predecessors.

International Standard Version
Omri's son Ahab practiced more of what the LORD considered to be evil than anyone who had lived before him.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

Literal Standard Version
and Ahab son of Omri does evil in the eyes of YHWH above all who [are] before him.

Majority Standard Bible
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

New American Bible
Ahab, son of Omri, did what was evil in the LORD’s sight more than any of his predecessors.

NET Bible
Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.

New Revised Standard Version
Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 Yahweh’s sight above all that were before him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Ahab son of Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah above all who are before him.

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Context
Ahab Reigns in Israel, Marries Jezebel
29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. 30However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. 31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.…

Cross References
1 Kings 14:9
You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.

1 Kings 16:25
But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

1 Kings 16:29
In the thirty-eighth year of Asa's reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.

1 Kings 16:33
Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

1 Kings 21:25
(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

1 Kings 22:53
Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.

2 Kings 9:22
When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, "Have you come in peace, Jehu?" "How can there be peace," he replied, "as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?"


Treasury of Scripture

And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.

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1 Kings 16:25,31,33
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him…

1 Kings 14:9
But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

1 Kings 21:25
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

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1 Kings 16
1. Jehu's prophecy against Baasha
5. Elah succeeds him
8. Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him
11. Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy
15. Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself
21. The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni
23. Omri builds Samaria
25. His wicked reign
27. Ahab succeeds him
29. Ahab's most wicked reign
34. Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho














Verse 30. - And Ahab the son of Omri [The repetition is noticeable. It is possible that the preceding verse has been revised by a chronologer. The LXX. text is much more condensed] did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him. [The same words are used of his father in ver. 25. It is not difficult to see in what way Ahab's rule was worse even than Omri's. The latter had gone beyond his predecessors in the matter of the calf worship. See note on ver. 25. But the calf worship, however it may have deteriorated in process of time - and it is the tendency of such systems to wax worse and worse - was nevertheless a cult, though a corrupt, and unauthorized, and illicit cultus, of the one true God. Under Ahab, however, positive idolatry was established and fostered the worship of foreign and shameful deities.]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
However, Ahab
אַחְאָ֧ב (’aḥ·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Omri
עָמְרִ֛י (‘ā·mə·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6018: Omri -- a king of Israel, also several other Israelites

did
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

evil
הָרַ֖ע (hā·ra‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

in the sight
בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

more than all
מִכֹּ֖ל (mik·kōl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were before him.
לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face


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