1 Kings 16:25
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.
In context
23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
25 But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.
26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
27 As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:25 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.
- KJV King James Version
- But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.
- WEB World English Bible
- Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who [are] before him,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, and did worse than all that were before him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.