NET Bible
"Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he did more to anger the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him."
— 1 Kings 16:33, NET Bible
“And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.”
“And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. ”
“Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.”
“And he planted a grove: and Achab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him.”
“And Ahab made an image of Asherah and did more than all the kings of Israel before him to make the Lord, the God of Israel, angry.”
“And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.”
Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.
As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.
He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.
Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he did more to anger the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
During Ahab’s reign, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.