And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
Cross References
Exodus 23:24You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
1 Kings 16:31And 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.
1 Kings 16:32First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
2 Kings 10:18Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, "Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
2 Kings 10:26They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
Treasury of Scripture
And he worked evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
wrought
2 Kings 6:31,32
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day…
2 Kings 21:6,20
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger…
1 Samuel 15:19
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
but not
1 Kings 16:33
And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
1 Kings 21:20,25
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD…
and like
2 Kings 9:22,34
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? …
1 Kings 21:5-15,25
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? …
image [heb] statue
2 Kings 10:18,26-28
And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much…
1 Kings 16:31,32
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…
