1 Kings 16:25
World English Bible (WEB)
Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.
In context
23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel for twelve years. He reigned six years in Tirzah.
24 He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
25 Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.
26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings 16:25 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and dealt wickedly above 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than 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.