1 Reyes 16:29-32 NTV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:29

"And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 16:29

29-33. Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him—The worship of God by symbols had hitherto been the offensive form of apostasy in Israel, but now gross idolatry is openly patronized by the court. This was done through the influence of Jezebel, Ahab's queen. She was "the daughter of Eth-baal, king of the Zidonians." He was priest of Ashtaroth or Astarte, who, having murdered Philetes, king of Tyre, ascended the throne of that kingdom, being the eighth... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 16:32

32. reared up an altar for Baal—that is, the sun, worshipped under various images. Ahab set up one ( :-), probably as the Tyrian Hercules, in the temple in Samaria. No human sacrifices were offered—the fire was kept constantly burning —the priests officiated barefoot. Dancing and kissing the image (1 Kings 19:18) were among the principal rites. 1 Kings 19:18- :. JOSHUA'S CURSE FULFILLED UPON HIEL THE BUILDER OF JERICHO. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 16:29-34

Ahab’s wickedness 16:29-341 Kings 16:30; 1 Kings 16:33 bracket and set forth Ahab’s unusual wickedness with special emphasis. The writer had just written that Omri was the worst king so far (1 Kings 16:25), but now he said Ahab exceeded him in wickedness. For Ahab, the fact that Jeroboam’s cult deviated from the Mosaic Law was "trivial" (1 Kings 16:31).The writer held Ahab responsible for marrying Jezebel. This was fair because even in arranged marriages in the ancient world the candidates,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 16:29-40

1. Ahab’s evil reign in Israel 16:29-22:40Ahab ruled Israel from Samaria for 22 years (874-853 B.C.). During the first of these years Asa ruled alone in Judah. Then for three years Asa and Jehoshaphat shared the throne. For the remainder of Ahab’s reign Jehoshaphat ruled alone. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 16:29-53

B. The Period of Alliance 1 Kings 16:29-2 Kings 9:29King Jehoshaphat of Judah made peace with King Ahab of Israel (1 Kings 22:44). He did so by contracting a marriage between his son, Jehoram, and Ahab’s daughter, Athaliah (2 Chronicles 18:1). This ended the first period of antagonism between the two kingdoms (931-874 B.C.) and began a 33-year period of alliance (874-841 B.C.). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:1-34

The Reigns of Elah, Zimri, and Omri1. Jehu the son of Hanani] Hanani is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 16:7-10. Jehu’s denunciation of Baasha is similar to Ahijah’s denunciation of Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:7-11). 9. As he was.. drunk] Elah’s incapacity and dissoluteness doubtless tempted Zimri to aspire to the throne.13. Vanities] i.e. idols, and so in 1 Kings 16:26.15. Gibbethon] see 1 Kings 15:27. The siege, begun in the reign of Nadab, had apparently not succeeded, and had been resumed. 18. Palace]... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 16:31

(31) Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians.—The mention of Ethbaal, clearly the Eithobalus of Menander (see Jos. against Apion i. 18), affords another comparison of Israelite with Tyrian history. He is said to have assassinated Pheles, king of Tyre, within fifty years after the death of Hiram, and to have founded a new dynasty. He was a priest of Astarte, and it is notable that he is called, not, like Hiram, “king of Tyre,” but “king of the Sidonians,” thus reviving the older name of “the great... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 16:1-34

Some Lessons From an Unfamiliar Text 1 Kings 16:25 ; 1 Kings 16:30 I. Very bad men may have worse sons. We are told that Omri was a worse-living man than any other man that had lived up till that time, but he had a son, and it is said of his son that he was worse, worse even than his wicked father. II. Bad men may make things worse by unholy friendships. Ahab was worse than Omri, but Ahab was worse in his manhood than he was in his youth, because he married a woman who stirred him up to do... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 16:11-34

THE KINGS OF ISRAEL FROM ZIMRI TO AHAB1 Kings 16:11-34As far as we can understand from our meager authorities-and we have no independent source of information-we infer that Elah, son of the powerful Baasha, was a self-indulgent weakling. The army of Israel was encamped against Gibbethon-originally a Levitical town of the Kohathites, in the territory of Dan-which they hoped to wrest from the Philistines. It was during the interminable and intermittent siege of this town that Nadab, the son of... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:29

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 16:29

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 16:32

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 16:29-34

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 16:29-40

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 16:29-53

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 16:1-34

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 16:31

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 16:1-34

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 16:11-34

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