1 Kings 16:31
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
Note as if…: Heb. was it a light thing, etc
As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- as if it had been a light thing
- Heb. was it a light thing.
- Genesis 30:15; Numbers 16:9; Isaiah 7:13; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 16:20, 47; Ezekiel 34:18
- took to wife
- Genesis 6:2; Deuteronomy 7:3, 4; Joshua 23:12, 13; Nehemiah 13:23–29
- Jezebel
- 1 Kings 18:4, 19; 1 Kings 19:1, 2; 1 Kings 21:5–14, 25; 2 Kings 9:30–37; Revelation 2:20
- the Zidonians
- 1 Kings 11:1; Judges 10:12; Judges 18:7
- and went
- 1 Kings 11:4–8
- served Baal
- 1 Kings 21:25, 26; Judges 2:11; Judges 3:7; Judges 10:6; 2 Kings 10:18; 2 Kings 17:16