1 Kings 16:30-31

16:30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of¹ the Lord than all who were before him. 16:31 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.²

1 Kings 16:33

16:33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he³ did more to anger the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

1 Kings 14:9

14:9 You have sinned more than all who came before you. You went and angered me by making other gods, formed out of metal; you have completely disregarded me.⁴

Micah 6:16

6:16 You implement the regulations of Omri,

and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty;⁵

you follow their policies.⁶

Therefore I will make you an appalling sight,⁷

the city’s⁸ inhabitants will be taunted derisively,⁹

and nations will mock all of you.”¹⁰

¹tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

²tn Heb “and he went and served Baal and bowed down to him.”

³tn Heb “Ahab”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴tn Heb “you went and you made for yourself other gods, metal [ones], angering me, and you threw me behind your back.”

⁵tn Heb “the edicts of Omri are kept, and all the deeds of the house of Ahab.”

⁶tn Heb “and you walk in their plans.”

⁷tn The Hebrew term שַׁמָּה (shammah) can refer to “destruction; ruin,” or to the reaction it produces in those who witness the destruction.

⁸tn Heb “her”; the referent (the city) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Heb “[an object] of hissing,” which was a way of taunting someone.

¹⁰tc The translation assumes an emendation of the MT’s עַמִּי (’ammi, “my people”) to עַמִּים (’ammim, “nations”).