NETBible: 1 Kings 16:31

1 Kings 16:31

NET ©

As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal.¹

NIV ©

He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.

NASB ©

It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.

NLT ©

And as though it were not enough to live like Jeroboam, he married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and he began to worship Baal.

MSG ©

It wasn't enough for him to copy the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat; no, he went all out, first by marrying Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then by serving and worshiping the god Baal.

BBE ©

And as if copying the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was a small thing for him, he took as his wife Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Zidon, and became a servant and worshipper of Baal.

NRSV ©

And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took as his wife Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.

NKJV ©

And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him.

KJV

And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing
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for him to walk
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in the sins
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of Jeroboam
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the son
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of Nebat
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that he took
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to wife
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Jezebel
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the daughter
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of Ethbaal
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king
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of the Zidonians
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and went
<03212> (8799)

and served
<05647> (8799)

Baal
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and worshipped
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him. {as if...: Heb. was it a light thing, etc}

HEBREW

wl
<0>

wxtsyw
<07812>

lebh
<01168>

ta
<0853>

dbeyw
<05647>

Klyw
<01980>

Myndyu
<06722>

Klm
<04428>

lebta
<0856>

tb
<01323>

lbzya
<0348>

ta
<0853>

hsa
<0802>

xqyw
<03947>

jbn
<05028>

Nb
<01121>

Mebry
<03379>

twajxb
<02403>

wtkl
<01980>

lqnh
<07043>

yhyw (16:31)
<01961>

LXXM

kai
<2532>
CONJ

ouk
<3364>
ADV

hn
<1510>
V-IAI-3S

autw
<846>
D-DSM

ikanon
<2425>
A-ASM

tou
<3588>
T-GSN

poreuesyai
<4198>
V-PMN

en
<1722>
PREP

taiv
<3588>
T-DPF

amartiaiv
<266>
N-DPF

ieroboam

N-PRI

uiou
<5207>
N-GSM

nabat

N-PRI

kai
<2532>
CONJ

elaben
<2983>
V-AAI-3S

gunaika
<1135>
N-ASF

thn
<3588>
T-ASF

iezabel
<2403>
N-PRI

yugatera
<2364>
N-ASF

ieyebaal

N-PRI

basilewv
<935>
N-GSM

sidwniwn
<4606>
N-PRI

kai
<2532>
CONJ

eporeuyh
<4198>
V-API-3S

kai
<2532>
CONJ

edouleusen
<1398>
V-AAI-3S

tw
<3588>
T-DSM

baal
<896>
N-PRI

kai
<2532>
CONJ

prosekunhsen
<4352>
V-AAI-3S

autw
<846>
D-DSM

As
<01961>

if
<07043>

following
<01980>

in the sinful
<02403>

footsteps of Jeroboam
<03379>

son
<01121>

of Nebat
<05028>

were not bad enough, he married
<0802>

<03947>

Jezebel
<0348>

the daughter
<01323>

of King
<04428>

Ethbaal
<0856>

of the Sidonians
<06722>

. Then
<01980>

he worshiped
<05647>

and bowed
<07812>

to Baal
<01168>

¹tn Heb “and he went and served Baal and bowed down to him.”

sn The Canaanites worshiped Baal as a storm and fertility god.