1 Kings 16:29-33

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Ahab King of Israel

²⁹ Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel during Asa’s thirty-eighth year as king of Judah, and Ahab ·ruled [reigned over] Israel in the city of Samaria for twenty-two years. ³⁰ More than any king before him, Ahab son of Omri did ·many things the Lord said were wrong [^Levil in the eyes/sight of the Lord]. ³¹ He ·sinned in the same ways as [^Lwalked in the ways/paths of] Jeroboam son of Nebat, ·but he did even worse things [^Las though it were a light/trivial thing]. He married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal, the king of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve Baal and worship him. ³² He built a ·temple [^Lhouse] in Samaria for worshiping Baal and put an altar there for Baal. ³³ Ahab also ·made an idol for worshiping Asherah [set up an Asherah pole; 14:15]. He did more things to ·provoke [arouse] the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the other kings before him.