Verse 18

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han vandret på den veien som kongene i Israel gjorde, slik som Akabs hus hadde gjort, for han hadde Akabs datter til kone. Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han vandret på Israels kongers vei, som Akabs hus hadde gjort; for Akabs datter var hans kone, og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Norsk King James

  Og han gikk på veien til Israels konger, som Ahabhuset: for Ahab hadde en datter til hustru; og han gjorde det onde i Herrens øyne.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han fulgte de samme veiene som de israelske kongene, akkurat som Akabs hus, for Akabs datter var hans kone, og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han gikk på de samme veiene som kongene av Israel, slik Akabs hus gjorde, for Akabs datter var hans kone. Han gjorde det onde i Herrens øyne.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han fulgte Ahab-familiens vei, for Ahab sin datter var hans kone, og han gjorde ondt i Herrens øyne.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han gikk på de samme veiene som kongene av Israel, slik Akabs hus gjorde, for Akabs datter var hans kone. Han gjorde det onde i Herrens øyne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han fulgte i sporene til Israels konger, akkurat som Ahabs hus hadde gjort, for han hadde Ahabs datter til kone. Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had married Ahab's daughter. He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han vandret på Israels kongers vei, som Akabs hus hadde gjort, for Akabs datter var hans kone. Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han vandrede i Israels Kongers Vei, ligesom Achabs Huus gjorde, thi Achabs Datter var hans Hustru, og han gjorde det Onde for Herrens Øine.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han vandret i Israels kongers vei, slik Akabs hus hadde gjort, for Akabs datter var hans kone, og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han vandret i kongene av Israels spor, slik Akabs hus gjorde, for han hadde Akabs datter til hustru; og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han fulgte Israels kongers vei, som gjorde huset til Ahab, for han hadde Ahabs datter som kone, og han gjorde det onde i Herrens øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han fulgte i fotsporene til Israels konger, slik som Ahab-dynastiet hadde gjort, for han hadde Ahabs datter til hustru. Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han fulgte Israels kongers veier, slik som Ahabs hus gjorde; for han hadde Ahabs datter til kone, og han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & walked in the waye of the kynges of Israel, as the house of Achab dyd (for Achabs doughter was his wife) & he dyd yt which was euell in ye sighte of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee walked in the wayes of the Kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did euill in the sight of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he walked in the wayes of the kinges of Israel, as they that were of the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wyfe, and he dyd euyll in the sight of the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the family of Ahab did: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife. He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 8:26 : 26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
• 2 Kgs 9:7-8 : 7 And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab every male, and him who is shut up and left in Israel:
• 2 Kgs 21:3 : 3 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal, and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served them.
• 2 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
• 2 Chr 18:1 : 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and allied himself with Ahab.
• 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.
• 2 Chr 21:6 : 6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 21:13 : 13 but have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and have led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into idolatry as the house of Ahab did, and have also killed your brothers, who were better than you,
• 2 Chr 22:1-4 : 1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, reigned. 2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly. 4 Therefore, he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, leading to his destruction.
• Neh 13:25-26 : 25 So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves. 26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless, pagan women caused even him to sin.
• Mic 6:16 : 16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels, that I may make you a desolation, and the inhabitants a hissing; therefore you shall bear the reproach of My people.
• Gen 6:1-5 : 1 And it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose. 3 And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years. 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown. 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
• Deut 7:3-4 : 3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son. 4 For they will turn your son away from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and destroy you suddenly.
• 1 Kgs 11:1-5 : 1 But King Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites. 2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the children of Israel, You shall not go to them, nor shall they come to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods: Solomon clung to these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
• 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
• 1 Kgs 22:52-53 : 52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, 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, who made Israel to sin: 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.
• 2 Kgs 3:2-3 : 2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and his mother, for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.