1 Kings

1 Kings 16:30–32

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.

³²First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.

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1 Kings 16:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
However	אַחְאָ֧ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
Ahab	אַחְאָ֧ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Omri	עָמְרִ֛י	‘ā·mə·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6018 Omri
did	וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַ֖ע	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
more than all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were before him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

1 Kings 16:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And as if it were	וַיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not enough	הֲנָקֵ֣ל	hă·nā·qêl	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
for him to walk	לֶכְתּ֔וֹ	leḵ·tōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in the sins	בְּחַטֹּ֖אות	bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֣ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nebat	נְבָ֑ט	nə·ḇāṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5028 Nebat
he even married	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Jezebel	אִיזֶ֗בֶל	’î·ze·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H348 Izebel
the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Ethbaal	אֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙	’eṯ·ba·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H856 Ethbaal
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of the Sidonians	צִידֹנִ֔ים	ṣî·ḏō·nîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6722 Tsidonian
and he then proceeded	וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to serve	וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣ד	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
and worship	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down

1 Kings 16:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
First	וַיָּ֥קֶם	way·yā·qem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
for Baal	לַבָּ֑עַל	lab·bā·‘al	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
in the temple	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Baal	הַבַּ֔עַל	hab·ba·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had built	בָּנָ֖ה	bā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
in Samaria	בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃	bə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron

Cross-references

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1 Kings 16:30 1 Kings 16:25 · 1 Kings 21:25 · 1 Kings 14:9 · 2 Kings 3:2

1 Kings 16:31 2 Kings 17:16 · 2 Kings 10:18 · Judges 18:7 · 1 Kings 21:25–26 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Judges 2:11

1 Kings 16:32 2 Kings 10:21 · 2 Kings 10:26–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.