1 Kings 16:32 - Printer Friendly

ESV: He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

NIV: He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.

NASB: So he erected an altar for Baal at the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

CSB: He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.

NLT: First Ahab built a temple and an altar for Baal in Samaria.

KJV: And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

NKJV: Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

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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