Omri’s greater evil

The House of Omri and Ahab · 1 Kings 16

Story guide: Omri's reign is pictured as powerful yet idolatrous, following Jeroboam's path; the passage gives no description of his appearance or setting.

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25Omri did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh; he did more evil than any of the kings before him.

26For he followed the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat in every respect and committed the sins by which Jeroboam had caused Israel to sin, provoking Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

27The rest of Omri’s acts and the might he displayed—are they not recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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