What does 1 Kings 16:30 mean?
ESV: And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him.
NIV: Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him.
NASB: Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord more than all who were before him.
CSB: But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight more than all who were before him.
NLT: But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.
KJV: And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.
NKJV: Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him.
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This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.
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