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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />First Ahab built a temple and an altar for Baal in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he erected an altar for Baal at the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ahab built an altar and temple for Baal in Samaria <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He built the temple of Baal in Samaria and set up an altar there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He built a temple to Baal in Samaria, made an altar for him, and put it in the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He built an altar for Baal in a temple for Baal that he constructed in Samaria. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. <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 raises up an altar for Ba‘al in the house of the Ba‘al, which he built in Samaria;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will raise up an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Shomeron.<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 he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he set up an altar for Baal, in the temple of Baal, which he had built at Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ahab set up an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he raised up an altar to Baal in the house of Baal which he built in Samaria.<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 he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he set up an alter to Baal, in the house of his abominations, which he built in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/16-32.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=6642" 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">Ahab Reigns in Israel, Marries Jezebel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">First, Ahab set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: lab·bā·‘al (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">for Baal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: hab·ba·‘al (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">of Baal</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bā·nāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">he had built</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: bə·šō·mə·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">in Samaria.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>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.…<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/18-19.htm">1 Kings 18:19</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">2 Kings 10:18-28</a></span><br />Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Jeremiah 23:13</a></span><br />“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Hosea 13:1-2</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a></span><br />Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-13.htm">Exodus 34:13</a></span><br />Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4</a></span><br />Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39-41</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. / The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a></span><br />And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.</p><p class="hdg">the house of Baal</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-21.htm">2 Kings 10:21,26,27</a></b></br> And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/13-32.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/judges/6-32.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-24.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">Erected</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-18.htm">Reared</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-15.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">Erected</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">Reared</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-2.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Temple</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal</b><br>Ahab, the son of Omri, was the king of Israel who reigned in the northern kingdom. His actions marked a significant departure from the worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel. The setting up of an altar for Baal indicates a formal establishment of Baal worship, which was a Canaanite deity associated with fertility and storms. This act was a direct violation of the first commandment, which forbids the worship of other gods (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). Ahab's marriage to Jezebel, a Phoenician princess, further influenced his religious practices, as she was a fervent worshiper of Baal. This introduction of Baal worship led to a spiritual decline in Israel, setting the stage for the confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18).<p><b>in the temple of Baal</b><br>The construction of a temple for Baal in Israel was unprecedented and signified a state-sponsored endorsement of idolatry. Temples were central to ancient Near Eastern religious practices, serving as places of worship and sacrifice. The presence of a temple dedicated to Baal in Israel highlights the extent of Ahab's apostasy. This temple would have been a place where rituals and sacrifices were conducted, drawing the people of Israel away from the worship of Yahweh. The building of such a temple was a fulfillment of the warnings given by the prophets about the consequences of turning away from God (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Deuteronomy 12:29-31</a>).<p><b>that he had built in Samaria</b><br>Samaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, established by Ahab's father, Omri. The choice of Samaria as the location for the temple of Baal underscores the political and religious significance of the city. By building the temple in the capital, Ahab was making a bold statement about the centrality of Baal worship in his administration. This act of building a temple in Samaria can be seen as a strategic move to consolidate power and unify the kingdom under a common religious practice, albeit one that was contrary to the covenantal faith of Israel. The city of Samaria would later become a focal point of prophetic condemnation due to its idolatry and injustice (<a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Amos 3:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The seventh king of Israel, known for his evil reign and idolatry. He married Jezebel and led Israel into the worship of Baal.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal.htm">Baal</a></b><br>A Canaanite deity associated with fertility and storms. Worship of Baal was a direct violation of the first commandment, which forbids idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_of_baal.htm">Temple of Baal</a></b><br>A place of worship built by Ahab in Samaria, signifying the institutionalization of Baal worship in Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, established by King Omri, Ahab's father. It became a center for idolatrous practices under Ahab's rule.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>Ahab's wife, a Phoenician princess who actively promoted Baal worship in Israel, influencing Ahab's religious policies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Ahab's marriage to Jezebel and subsequent idolatry illustrate how compromising with ungodly influences can lead to spiritual downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Ahab's actions brought about God's judgment on Israel, reminding us that idolatry leads to separation from God and His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Ahab's reign shows the impact of leadership on a nation's spiritual direction. Leaders are called to uphold God's standards and lead others in righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_a_culture_of_idolatry.htm">Faithfulness in a Culture of Idolatry</a></b><br>Despite the prevalence of Baal worship, figures like Elijah remained faithful to God, encouraging us to stand firm in our faith amidst cultural pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>The eventual downfall of Baal worship in Israel demonstrates God's control over history and His commitment to justice and righteousness.<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_did_ahab's_evil_show_his_weakness.htm">How did King Ahab's wickedness reveal his weakness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_isaiah_44_9-20_and_israel's_idol_history_align.htm">How do the references to idols in Isaiah 44:9–20 align with Israel’s historical and archeological record of worship practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_sunni_islam_beliefs.htm">What embodies Ahab's spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_embodies_ahab's_spirit.htm">What embodies Ahab's spirit?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he reared up an altar for Baal in</span> [Heb. omits <span class="accented">in</span>; cf. <a href="/1_kings/15-15.htm">1 Kings 15:15</a>, etc.] <span class="cmt_word">the house of Baal</span> [A temple, we can hardly doubt, of considerable splendour. Jezebel would not be satisfied with less], <span class="cmt_word">which he had built in Samaria</span> [According to <a href="/2_kings/3-2.htm">2 Kings 3:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/10-27.htm">2 Kings 10:27</a>, he also raised a pillar (A.V. <span class="accented">image</span>) <span class="accented">in</span> the house of Baal. We learn from Dius and Menander that Hiram had raised a golden pillar to Baal in Tyre. Perhaps Ahab may have copied this. But it is probable that this image, which represented the generative powers of nature, was an essential part of the impure worship of Baal. The house and its contents alike were destroyed by Jehu (<a href="/2_kings/10-27.htm">2 Kings 10:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/16-32.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">First, [Ahab] set up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥קֶם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an altar</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבֵּ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Baal</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבָּ֑עַל</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bā·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal -- a heathen god</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Baal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔עַל</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal -- a heathen god</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</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">he had built</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Samaria.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/16-32.htm">1 Kings 16:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/16-32.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 16:32 He reared up an altar for Baal (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 16:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 16:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 16:33" /></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>