1 Kings 21:26

1 Kings 21:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites the Lord drove out before Israel.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the Lord cast out before the people of Israel.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.

Context of 1 Kings 21:26

24Anyone who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat, and anyone who dies in the field, the birds will eat.’” 25Still, there was no one like Ahab, who devoted himself to do what was evil in the Lord’s sight, because his wife Jezebel incited him. He committed the most detestable acts by following idols as the Amorites had, whom the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites. 27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued. 28Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:

1 Kings 21:26 word by word

וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב מְאֹ֔ד לָלֶ֖כֶת אַחֲרֵ֣י הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he did veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• abominablyתַּעָבtâ‛ab · to abhorH8581
• in followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• in followingיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
• as didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• whom the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cast outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 1 Kings 21:26

• 2 Chronicles 15:8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the abhorrent idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He renovated the altar of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.
• Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs, and putting polluted broth in their bowls.
• Jeremiah 16:18I will first repay them double for their iniquity and sin because they have polluted my land. They have filled my inheritance with the carcasses of their abhorrent and detestable idols.”
• Jeremiah 44:4So I sent you all my servants the prophets time and time again, saying, ‘Don’t commit this detestable action that I hate.’
• Ezekiel 18:12and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he looks to the idols, commits detestable acts,
• 1 Peter 4:3For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
• Revelation 21:8But the cowards, faithless, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars — their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
• Genesis 15:16In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
• Leviticus 18:25The land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its iniquity, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
• Leviticus 20:22“You are to keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.
• Deuteronomy 12:31You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable act, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
• 2 Kings 16:3but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. He even sacrificed his son in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
• 2 Kings 21:2He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 33:2He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, imitating the detestable practices of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.
• 2 Chronicles 36:14All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
• Ezra 9:11you gave through your servants the prophets, saying, “The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The Amorites appear here as representatives of the old Canaanite nations (Genesis 15:16 note). It seems to be implied here that their idolatries were in the main identical with those of the Phoenicians which Ahab had adopted.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-29Verses 17-29 Blessed Paul complains that he was sold under sin, Ro 7:14, as a poor captive against his will; but Ahab was willing, he sold himself to sin; of choice, and as his own act and deed, he loved the dominion of sin. Jezebel his wife stirred him up to do wickedly. Ahab is reproved, and his sin set before his eyes, by Elijah. That man's condition is very miserable, who has made the word of God his enemy; and very desperate, who reckons the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26The author pauses his story to highlight Ahab's evil nature, criticize the king's dedication to idol worship, and blame him for being influenced by his wife Jezebel. Jezebel, who was wicked, would do anything to get what she wanted (1 Kings 18:4; 19:1–2; 21:5–10, 15). Although she remained arrogant and defiant until the end (2 Kings 9:30–31), she eventually faced her foretold fate (1 Kings 21:23; 2 Kings 9:32–37).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 21:26

• Ahab
• Amorites
• Elijah
• Repentance
• Rulers
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Abominably
• Ahab
• Blaspheme
• Lay
• Lick
• Provocation

Commentaries on 1 Kings 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings