1 Kings 16:32
Ahab made an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 18:18“I'm not causing trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “It's you and your father's family! You have rejected the Lord's commands and are worshiping the Baals.
2 Kings 10:18Jehu had all the people gather together and told them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little, but Jehu will worship him a lot.
2 Kings 10:26They dragged out the idol pillars and burned them.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:30-34
Ahab's Reign. ( b. c. 925.) 29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him. 31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served… Read the whole commentary →