1 Kings 4:31

4:31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations. 1 

1 Kings 14:9

14:9 You have sinned more than all who came before you. You went and angered me by making other gods, formed out of metal; you have completely disregarded me. 2 

1 Kings 14:22

14:22 Judah did evil in the sight of 3  the Lord. They made him more jealous by their sins than their ancestors had done. 4 

1 Kings 16:33

16:33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole; he 5  did more to anger the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

1 tn Heb “his name was in all the surrounding nations.”

2 tn Heb “you went and you made for yourself other gods, metal [ones], angering me, and you threw me behind your back.”

3 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

4 tn Heb “and they made him jealous more than all which their fathers had done by their sins which they sinned.”

5 tn Heb “Ahab”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.