1 Kings 16:33-34
New King James Version
33 (A)And Ahab made a [a]wooden image. Ahab (B)did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. 34 In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation [b]with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, (C)according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun.
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- 1 Kings 16:33 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
- 1 Kings 16:34 At the cost of the life of
1 Kings 16:33-34
English Standard Version
33 And Ahab made an (A)Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger (B)than all the kings of Israel who were before him. 34 (C)In his days Hiel of Bethel built (D)Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
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