1 Kings 15:26
15:26 He did evil in the sight of
the
Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.
1 Kings 16:30-33
16:30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of
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.
16:32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.
16:33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he
did more to anger the
Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
1 Kings 16:2
16:2 “I raised you up
from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps
and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry.
1 Kings 1:2-7
1:2 His servants advised
him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king,
to take care of the king’s needs
and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you
and keep our master, the king, warm.”
1:3 So they looked through all Israel
for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1:4 The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.
1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting, “I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.
1:6 (Now his father had never corrected him by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.)
1:7 He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.