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1 Kings 21:26
26He did grossly loathsome acts in following idols just like all that the Amorites had done, whom Adonai had dispossessed before the children of Israel.
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
24Any of Ahab who die in the city, the dogs will eat; or any who die in the country, the birds of the sky will eat.’” 25Surely there was none like Ahab, who sold himself over to do evil in Adonai’s eyes, at the instigation of Jezebel his wife. He did grossly loathsome acts in following idols just like all that the Amorites had done, whom Adonai had dispossessed before the children of Israel. 27Now when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth and walked about subdued. 28Then the word of Adonai came to Elijah the Tishbite saying:
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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 as well as the prophecy of the prophet Oded, he took courage and removed the abominations from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns that he had seized in the hill country of Ephraim. He also repaired Adonai’s altar that was in front of Adonai’s entryway.
- Isaiah 65:4sitting among graves, spending the night in cave-tombs; eating swine’s flesh, and the broth of detestable things is in their pots,
- Jeremiah 16:18First I will repay them double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have profaned My land, and they have filled My possession with the carcasses of their vile things and their abominations.”
- Jeremiah 44:4Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets, sending them early and often, saying: ‘Oh, do not do this loathsome thing that I hate.’
- Ezekiel 18:12wronged the poor and needy, taken by robbery, not restored the pledge, lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,
- 1 Peter 4:3For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to carry out the desire of the pagans—living in indecency, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, wild parties, and lawless idolatries.
- Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly and faithless and detestable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars—their lot is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
- Genesis 15:16Then in the fourth generation they will return here—for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
- Leviticus 18:25The land has become defiled, so I will punish its iniquity, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.
- Leviticus 20:22“Now you are to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to dwell will not vomit you out.
- Deuteronomy 12:31You are not to act like this toward Adonai your God! For every abomination of Adonai, which He hates, they have done to their gods—they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
- 2 Kings 16:3Instead he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire, like the abominations of the nations whom Adonai had dispossessed before Bnei-Yisrael.
- 2 Kings 21:2But he did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, following the abominations of the nations that Adonai had dispossessed before Bnei-Yisrael.
- 2 Chronicles 33:2He did evil in the sight of Adonai, just like the abominations of the nations that Adonai had driven out before Bnei-Yisrael.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the leading kohanim and the people became very unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. They defiled the House of Adonai, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 9:11that You commanded through Your servants the prophets saying, ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the peoples of the lands. Through their abominations, they have filled it from one end to the other with their uncleanness.
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
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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
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