25But Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord and sinned more than all those before him.


In Context

22 But Omri's followers proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.

23 In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.

25 But Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord and sinned more than all those before him.

26 He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit, so that they provoked the Lord , the God of Israel, to anger by their worthless idols.

27 As for the other events of Omri's reign, what he did and the things he achieved, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

1st Kings 16:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:25But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that [were] before him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:25And Amri did evil in the sight of the Lord, and acted wickedly above all that were before him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:25And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:25And Omri wrought evil in the sight of Jehovah, and did worse than all that were before him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:25And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:25But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:25Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:25And Omri doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and doth evil above all who are before him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:25But Omri worked evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.