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1 Kings 22:53

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 22:53 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
1 Kings 22:53 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
52And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin.
53And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
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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 served Baal, and worshipped him, etc.] That is, Ahaziah served him, as his father had done, and his mother still did: and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done; of which there is an instance in the first chapter of the following book; for falling through a lattice, and becoming sick upon it, he quickly died, having sent messengers to inquire of the god of Ekron whether he should die or not. FOOTNOTES ft1 -- T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 15. 1. ft2 -- Tractat. Theolog. Politic. c. 8. & 9. p. 150, etc. ft3 -- Tractatus de Primis 12. Vet. Test. Lib. etc. Londini 1763. ft4 -- Vid. Poli Synopsin in loc. ft5 -- Antiqu. l. 7. c. 14. sect. 4. ft6 --…”
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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
“His father, &c. - Most unhappy parents, that thus help to damn their own children's souls! Next: 4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 1”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he served Baal: Kg1 16:31; Jdg 2:1-11; Kg2 1:2, Kg2 3:2 provoked: Kg1 16:7; Psa 106:29; Isa 65:3; Eze 8:3 according to all: Kg1 21:29; Eze 18:14-18 Next: 4 Kings (2 Kings) Introduction”
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