1 Kings 16:33 - Catholic Public Domain Version 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Ahab made an Asherah [idolatrous symbol of the goddess Asherah]. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Ahab also made a sacred pole and did more to anger the LORD, the God of Israel, than any of Israel’s kings who preceded him. |