1 Kings 16:26
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.
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25And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,
Cross References
1 Kings 12:26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:
1 Kings 16:2Because I took you up out of the dust, and made you ruler over my people Israel; and you have gone in the ways of Jeroboam, and made my people Israel do evil, moving me to wrath by their sins;
1 Kings 16:13Because of all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath by their foolish acts.
Psalms 31:6\31:5\Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.
Jeremiah 10:3For that which is feared by the people is foolish: it is the work of the hands of the workman; for a tree is cut down by him out of the woods with his axe.
Jeremiah 14:22Are any of the false gods of the nations able to make rain come? are the heavens able to give showers? are you not he, O Lord our God? so we will go on waiting for you, for you have done all these things.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:16-29
Zimri's Death; Reign of Omri. ( b. c. 929.) 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came… Read the whole commentary →