31 And as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (A)he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the (B)Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him. 32 So he erected an altar for Baal at (C)the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made (D)the [a]Asherah. So (E)Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 16:33 I.e., wooden symbol of a female deity

31 He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married(A) Jezebel daughter(B) of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal(C) and worship him. 32 He set up an altar(D) for Baal in the temple(E) of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole(F) and did more(G) to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.

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