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He did more to provoke the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, than any of the other kings of Israel before him. <a href="/esv/1_kings/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Ahab made an Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/16.htm">New King James Version</a> And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Ahab also made the Asherah. So Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> Ahab also made the Asherah. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Ahab also made the Asherah. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Ahab also made the Asherah. Thus Ahab did more to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/amp/1_kings/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Ahab also made the Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/csb/1_kings/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Ahab also made an Asherah pole. Ahab did more to anger the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Ahab also made an Asherah pole. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/asv/1_kings/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/cev/1_kings/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and set up a sacred pole for worshiping the goddess Asherah. Ahab did more to make the LORD God of Israel angry than any king of Israel before him. <a href="/erv/1_kings/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ahab made poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. He did more to make the LORD God of Israel furious than all the kings of Israel who came before him. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> He also put up an image of the goddess Asherah. He did more to arouse the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel before him. <a href="/isv/1_kings/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Ahab also erected an Asherah, doing more to provoke the LORD God of Israel than all of the kings of Israel who had reigned before him. <a href="/msb/1_kings/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him. <a href="/net/1_kings/16.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/web/1_kings/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more yet to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Ahab makes the Asherah, and Ahab adds to do so as to provoke YHWH, God of Israel, above all the kings of Israel who have been before him. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Ahab maketh the shrine, and Ahab addeth to do so as to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, above all the kings of Israel who have been before him. <a href="/slt/1_kings/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Ahab will make a statue; and Ahab will add to do to irritate Jehovah the God of Israel above all the kings of Israel which were before him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he planted a grove: and Achab did more to provoke the Lord the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he planted a sacred grove. And Ahab added to his works, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, beyond all the kings of Israel who had been before him. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/16.htm">New American Bible</a> and also made an asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than any of the kings of Israel before him. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ahab also made a sacred pole. Ahab did more to provoke the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, than had all the kings of Israel who were before him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Ahab served idols; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Akhab served dreaded things, and Akhab increased to cultivate and to provoke anger before LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel, more than all Kings of Israel who were before him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/sep/1_kings/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Achaab made a grove; and Achaab did yet more abominably, to provoke the Lord God of Israel, and to sin against his own life so that he should be destroyed: he did evil above all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/16-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6649" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Ahab Reigns in Israel, Marries Jezebel</a> …32First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. 33<a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">Then he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm" title="842: hā·’ă·šê·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Or masheyrah; from 'ashar; happy; Asherah a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.">an Asherah pole.</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">Thus Ahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: way·yō·w·sep̄ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">more</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: lə·haḵ·‘îs (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">to provoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel, to anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">than all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before him.</a> 34In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a> You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, <a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Deuteronomy 4:23-24</a> Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you. / For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a> You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a> And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18-21</a> “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. / Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.” / So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-17</a> They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3-6</a> For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? <a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a> because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Hosea 13:1-2</a> When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died. / Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!” <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-22</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. / Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16-17</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5-6</a> For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.made a grove<a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Exodus 34:13</a> But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:<a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm">2 Kings 13:6</a> Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)<a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a> And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.did more to provoke<a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">1 Kings 16:30</a> And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.<a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19,25</a> And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine… <a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">1 Kings 22:6,8</a> Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Asherah</a> <a href="/judges/6-30.htm">Ashe'rah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Grove</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Image</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-27.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Pole</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Shrine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-43.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Asherah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Ashe'rah</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm">Grove</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-2.htm">Image</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">Pole</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Shrine</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 16</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/16-1.htm">Jehu's prophecy against Baasha</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/16-5.htm">Elah succeeds him</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him</a> 11. <a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself</a> 21. <a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm">Omri builds Samaria</a> 25. <a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">His wicked reign</a> 27. <a href="/1_kings/16-27.htm">Ahab succeeds him</a> 29. <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Ahab's most wicked reign</a> 34. <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then he set up an Asherah pole. The Asherah pole was a wooden symbol associated with the Canaanite goddess Asherah, often placed near altars dedicated to Baal. This act by Ahab signifies a deepening of Israel's apostasy, as it directly violated the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). The pole's presence indicates the syncretism that plagued Israel, blending Yahweh worship with pagan practices. Archaeological findings in ancient Israelite sites have uncovered similar poles, confirming the biblical narrative of idolatry. The Asherah pole's erection highlights the spiritual decline under Ahab's reign, contrasting with the reforms of kings like Josiah (<a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-7</a>), who later destroyed such symbols.Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger Ahab's actions are described as provoking the LORD, emphasizing the severity of his idolatry. The term "provoke" suggests intentional defiance and rebellion against God's covenant. Ahab's marriage to Jezebel, a Phoenician princess, and his promotion of Baal worship (<a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a>) further illustrate his departure from the faith of his forefathers. This provocation is not merely personal but national, leading Israel into sin. The phrase underscores the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where idolatry is seen as spiritual adultery (<a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-10</a>). Ahab's reign is marked by a deliberate challenge to God's authority, setting a precedent for future judgments.than all the kings of Israel before him. This comparison highlights Ahab's unparalleled wickedness among the kings of the Northern Kingdom. Previous kings, such as Jeroboam, introduced idolatry (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>), but Ahab's actions surpassed them in scale and intensity. His reign represents a climax of Israel's spiritual decline, setting the stage for prophetic confrontations, notably with Elijah (1 Kings 18). The phrase serves as a historical marker, indicating a low point in Israel's history. It also foreshadows the eventual downfall and exile of the Northern Kingdom due to persistent unfaithfulness (<a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-23</a>). Ahab's legacy is a cautionary tale of leadership that leads a nation away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a> The seventh king of Israel, known for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel into deeper sin. 2. <a href="/topical/a/asherah_pole.htm">Asherah Pole</a> A wooden symbol associated with the Canaanite goddess Asherah, often used in idol worship. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_the_god_of_israel.htm">The LORD, the God of Israel</a> The one true God, who is provoked by Ahab's idolatry and disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, which under Ahab's rule, strayed further from God's commandments. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a> Ahab's wife, a Phoenician princess who promoted the worship of Baal and Asherah in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Ahab's actions serve as a warning against the subtle and overt forms of idolatry that can creep into our lives. We must guard our hearts and remain faithful to God alone. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a> Ahab's reign shows the profound impact a leader can have on a nation. As Christians, we are called to lead by example, influencing others towards righteousness rather than sin. <a href="/topical/p/provoking_god's_anger.htm">Provoking God’s Anger</a> The scripture highlights that certain actions can provoke God's anger. We should strive to live in a way that pleases God, avoiding behaviors that lead to His displeasure. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spouses.htm">The Role of Spouses</a> Ahab's marriage to Jezebel had significant spiritual consequences. This underscores the importance of choosing a spouse who shares and supports one's faith and values. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Despite Ahab's sins, the Bible shows that God is always ready to forgive those who genuinely repent. We should never hesitate to turn back to God, no matter how far we have strayed.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - And Ahab made a grove [Heb. an Asherah, i.e., image of Astarte, a female figure corresponding to the male effigy just described. See note on 1 Kings 14:23]; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/16-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then [he] אַחְאָ֖ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet set up וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make an Asherah pole. הָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה (hā·’ă·šê·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_842.htm">Strong's 842: </a> A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same Thus Ahab אַחְאָ֜ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet did לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make more וַיּ֨וֹסֶף (way·yō·w·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment to provoke לְהַכְעִיס֙ (lə·haḵ·‘îs) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant the LORD, יְהֹוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, {to anger} יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc than all מִכֹּ֨ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the kings מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc before him. לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/16-33.htm">1 Kings 16:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 16:33 Ahab made the Asherah (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/16-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 16:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 16:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>