1 Kings 16:25
New International Version
But Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD and sinned more than all those before him.

New Living Translation
But Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.

English Standard Version
Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did more evil than all who were before him.

Berean Standard Bible
But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

King James Bible
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

New King James Version
Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all who were before him.

New American Standard Bible
Now Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

NASB 1995
Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

NASB 1977
And Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Omri did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

Amplified Bible
But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, and acted more wickedly than all who came before him.

Christian Standard Bible
Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him.

American Standard Version
And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Amri did evil before LORD JEHOVAH, and he did more evil than all the Kings who had been before him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Ambri did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and wrought wickedly beyond all that were before him.

Contemporary English Version
Omri did more evil things than any king before him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him.

English Revised Version
And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Omri did what the LORD considered evil. He did more evil things than all [the kings] before him.

Good News Translation
Omri sinned against the LORD more than any of his predecessors.

International Standard Version
Omri practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, doing far more evil than anyone who had reigned before him.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

Literal Standard Version
And Omri does evil in the eyes of YHWH, and does evil above all who [are] before him,

Majority Standard Bible
But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him.

New American Bible
But Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, more than any of his predecessors.

NET Bible
Omri did more evil in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.

New Revised Standard Version
Omri did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did more evil than all who were before him.

New Heart English Bible
Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

World English Bible
Omri did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who are before him,

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Context
Omri Reigns in Israel
24He 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. 25But Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD and acted more wickedly than all who were before him. 26For 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.…

Cross References
1 Kings 14:9
You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.

1 Kings 16:30
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

Micah 6:16
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab's house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations."


Treasury of Scripture

But Omri worked evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

did worse

1 Kings 16:30,31,33
And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him…

1 Kings 14:9
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:

Micah 6:16
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.

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1 Kings 16
1. Jehu's prophecy against Baasha
5. Elah succeeds him
8. Zimri, conspiring against Elah, succeeds him
11. Zimri executes Jehu's prophecy
15. Omri, made king by the soldiers, forces Zimri desperately to burn himself
21. The kingdom being divided, Omri prevails against Tibni
23. Omri builds Samaria
25. His wicked reign
27. Ahab succeeds him
29. Ahab's most wicked reign
34. Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho














(25) Did worse than all that were before him.--This phrase, used of Jeroboam in 1Kings 14:9, 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 (Micah 6:16) in parallelism with the "works of the house of Ahab," as the symbol of hardened and hopeless apostasy.

Verse 25. - But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him. [It has been thought that Micah 6:16 ("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).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But Omri
עָמְרִ֛י (‘ā·mə·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6018: Omri -- a king of Israel, also several other Israelites

did
וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (way·ya·‘ă·śeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

evil
הָרַ֖ע (hā·ra‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

in the sight
בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and acted more wickedly
וַיָּ֕רַע (way·yā·ra‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

than all
מִכֹּ֖ל (mik·kōl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who [were]
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

before him.
לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face


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