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1 Kings 16:26

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What does 1 Kings 16:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
1 Kings 16:26 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, [and reigned] twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
24And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
25And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.
26For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
27Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
29And 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For he walked in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, etc.] Worshipping the calves; to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities; these, and whatsoever idols else were worshipped by him, (see <111613>1 Kings 16:13).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Did worse - Perhaps he made severer laws concerning the calf worship; whence we read of the statutes of Omri, Mic 6:16. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 16:31”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he walked: Kg1 16:2, Kg1 16:7, Kg1 16:19, Kg1 12:26-33, Kg1 13:33, Kg1 13:34 their vanities: Kg1 16:13; Psa 31:6; Jer 8:19, Jer 10:3, Jer 10:8, Jer 14:22, Jer 16:19, Jer 18:15; Act 14:15; Rom 1:21-23 3 Kings (1 Kings) 16:27”
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