1 Kings 16:26 meaning and explanation

For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

1 Kings 16:26, Berean Standard Bible

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These words from the narrator sum up King Omri of Israel, who reigned in the ninth century BC after a period of rapid coups. Jeroboam had set up golden calves at Dan and Bethel, and every northern king after him is measured against that founding sin.

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