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and did more evil than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that <i>were</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all who <i>were</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who <i>were</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who <i>were</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Omri did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and acted more wickedly than all who <i>were</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who <i>came</i> before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Omri did what was evil in the LORD&#8217s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Omri did more evil things than any king before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Omri did what the LORD considered evil. He did more evil things than all [the kings] before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Omri sinned against the LORD more than any of his predecessors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Omri practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, doing far more evil than anyone who had reigned before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Omri did more evil in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Omri did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Omri does evil in the eyes of YHWH, and does evil above all who [are] before him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who are before him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Omri will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and he will be evil above all who were before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and he wrought wickedness, beyond all who had been before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, more than any of his predecessors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did more evil than all who were before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did worse than all the kings who were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Amri did evil before LORD JEHOVAH, and he did more evil than all the Kings who had been before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ambri did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and wrought wickedly beyond all that were before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/16-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6561" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Omri Reigns in Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>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. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6018.htm" title="6018: ‘ā·mə·rî (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Isr., also several other Isr. From amar; heaping; Omri, an Israelite.">But Omri</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śeh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</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.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: way·yā·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">and acted more wickedly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">than all</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.">who were</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> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25-26</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. / He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">2 Kings 21:9</a></span><br />But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21-23</a></span><br />When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. / The Israelites persisted in all the sins that Jeroboam had committed and did not turn away from them. / Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-31.htm">2 Kings 10:31</a></span><br />Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm">2 Kings 13:2</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-9.htm">2 Kings 15:9</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26-27</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger. / For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">2 Chronicles 33:9</a></span><br />So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-12.htm">Jeremiah 16:12</a></span><br />And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Hosea 13:2</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32</a></span><br />Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Omri worked evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.</p><p class="hdg">did worse</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">1 Kings 16:30,31,33</a></b></br> And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that <i>were</i> before him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9</a></b></br> But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></b></br> For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/22-22.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm">Omri</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-19.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">Worse</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/20-25.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-15.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-27.htm">Omri</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Worse</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-1.htm">Jehu's prophecy against Baasha</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-5.htm">Elah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm">Omri builds Samaria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">His wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-27.htm">Ahab succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Ahab's most wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho</a></span><br></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'; 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In the biblical context, "evil in the sight of the LORD" often refers to idolatry and the abandonment of God's commandments. Omri's establishment of Samaria as the capital of the Northern Kingdom and his political alliances with surrounding nations, such as his marriage alliance with Phoenicia, contributed to the introduction and spread of Baal worship in Israel. This phrase underscores the biblical theme of leaders being judged by their adherence to God's laws.<p><b>and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.</b><br>This comparison highlights the increasing moral and spiritual decline of Israel's leadership. Omri's actions are seen as a continuation and intensification of the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into idolatry. The phrase suggests a cumulative effect of sin, where each successive leader's actions contribute to a deeper departure from God's ways. Historically, Omri's reign was significant for its political stability and economic prosperity, but these achievements were overshadowed by his spiritual failures. This pattern of increasing wickedness is a recurring theme in the narrative of the kings of Israel, emphasizing the need for repentance and return to covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/omri.htm">Omri</a></b><br>The sixth king of Israel, who reigned for 12 years. He is noted for his military prowess and for establishing the city of Samaria as the capital of the Northern Kingdom. Despite his political achievements, he is remembered in the Bible for his evil actions and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which split from Judah after the reign of Solomon. During Omri's reign, Israel was characterized by political instability and spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The city established by Omri as the capital of the Northern Kingdom. It became a center of idolatry and was later associated with the worship of Baal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who judged the kings and people of Israel according to their faithfulness to His commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols or false gods, which was prevalent in Israel during Omri's reign and led to the nation's spiritual downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_leadership.htm">The Consequences of Leadership</a></b><br>Omri's reign illustrates how a leader's actions can have profound and lasting effects on a nation. Leaders are called to guide their people in righteousness, not lead them into sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Omri's establishment of Samaria as a center of idol worship serves as a warning against allowing anything to take the place of God in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_is_just.htm">God's Judgment is Just</a></b><br>Despite Omri's political success, his evil deeds were noted by God. This reminds us that God's judgment is based on righteousness, not worldly achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_matters.htm">Legacy Matters</a></b><br>Omri's legacy was one of evil, impacting future generations. We should strive to leave a legacy of faithfulness and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>The account of Omri encourages us to turn away from sin and return to God, seeking His forgiveness and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_athaliah_both_omri's_granddaughter_and_ahaziah's_mother.htm">If 2 Chronicles 22:2 identifies Athaliah as the granddaughter of Omri, how can the timeline accurately place her as Ahaziah’s mother? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_clear_evidence_of_omri's_deeds.htm">(1 Kings 16:23–28) Why is there no clear archaeological evidence for Omri’s alleged accomplishments, given his recognized significance in Near Eastern inscriptions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_jehu's_message_in_other_sources.htm">Why was Jehu the seer's message (2 Chronicles 19:2) not documented in other contemporary sources if it was crucial enough to confront a king?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_non-biblical_proof_of_samaria's_recovery.htm">2 Kings 7:16 -- Is there any credible record outside the Bible confirming that Samaria's economy recovered so quickly?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Did worse than all that were before him.</span>--This phrase, used of Jeroboam in <a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm" title="But have done evil above all that were before you: for you have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back:">1Kings 14:9</a>, may indicate, in addition to the acceptance and development of the old idolatry, some anticipation of the worse idolatry of Baal, formally introduced by Ahab. The "statutes of Omri" are referred to by Micah (<a href="/micah/6-16.htm" title="For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels; that I should make you a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore you shall bear the reproach of my people.">Micah 6:16</a>) in parallelism with the "works of the house of Ahab," as the symbol of hardened and hopeless apostasy.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.</span> [It has been thought that <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a> ("the statutes of Omri, etc.") points to a fresh departure from the Jewish faith; to the organization of the calf worship into a regular formal system, or to "measures for more competely isolating the people of Israel from the services of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem" (Kitto). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/16-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But Omri</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמְרִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·mə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6018.htm">Strong's 6018: </a> </span><span class="str2">Omri -- a king of Israel, also several other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and acted more wickedly</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֕רַע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than all</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who [were]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before him.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/16-25.htm">1 Kings 16:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/16-25.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 16:25 Omri did that which was evil (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/16-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 16:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 16:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:26" /></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>