And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;
And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile