John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 16:30

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, above all that were before him.] Adding other idols to the calves, and those more abominable than they; since the other kings pretended to worship God in them, but he worshipped other gods besides him, as the following verses show.

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