Bible in Basic English
"And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,"
— 1 Kings 16:25, Bible in Basic English
“But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.”
“And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him. ”
“Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.”
“Omri did more evil in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.”
“And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him.”
“But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.”
But the supporters of Omri overcame those who were on the side of Tibni, the son of Ginath; and death came to Tibni and to his brother Joram at that time: and Omri became king in the place of Tibni.
In the thirty-first year of Asa, king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and he was king for twelve years; for six years he was ruling in Tirzah.
He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.
And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,
Copying all the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and all the sins he did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath by their foolish ways.
Now the rest of the acts which Omri did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
So Omri went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria; and Ahab his son became king in his place.