1 Kings

1 Kings 16:31–33

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. ³³Then 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.

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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

1 Kings 16:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אַחְאָ֖ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
set up	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
an Asherah pole	הָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה	hā·’ă·šê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
Thus Ahab	אַחְאָ֜ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
did	לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
more	וַיּ֨וֹסֶף	way·yō·w·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
to provoke	לְהַכְעִיס֙	lə·haḵ·‘îs	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3707 be vexed, angry
the LORD	יְהֹוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
than all	מִכֹּ֨ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
before him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Cross-references

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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

1 Kings 16:33 2 Kings 13:6 · 1 Kings 21:25 · 2 Kings 21:3 · Exodus 34:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.