1 Kings 22:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.”

1 Kings 22:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 22:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 22:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger in all the ways that his father had done so.”

1 Kings 22:53 — World English Bible

1 Kings 22:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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

1 Kings 22:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and serveth the Baal, and boweth himself to it, and provoketh Jehovah, God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.”

1 Kings 22:53 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.”

1 Kings 22:53 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 22:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For he serued Baal and worshipped him, and prouoked the Lord God of Israel vnto wrath, according vnto all that his father had done. ”

1 Kings 22:53 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 22:53 in Context — 1 Kings 22

51 Josaphat se coucha avec ses pères, et il fut enterré avec ses pères dans la ville de David, son père. Et Joram, son fils, régna à sa place.

52 Achazia, fils d’Achab, régna sur Israël à Samarie, la dix-septième année de Josaphat, roi de Juda. Il régna deux ans sur Israël.

53 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel, et il marcha dans la voie de son père et dans la voie de sa mère, et dans la voie de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, qui avait fait pécher Israël.

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What Does 1 Kings 22:53 Mean?

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