1 Kings 16:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.”

1 Kings 16:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 16:25 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 16:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Kings 16:25 — World English Bible

1 Kings 16:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 16:25 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 16:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who <FI>are<Fi> before him,”

1 Kings 16:25 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 16:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, and did worse than all that were before him. ”

1 Kings 16:25 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 16:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Omri did euil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse then all that were before him.”

1 Kings 16:25 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 16:25 in Context — 1 Kings 16

23 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

25 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.

26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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What Does 1 Kings 16:25 Mean?

1 Kings 16:25 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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