- he served Baal:
- "And it came to pass,¹ as if it had been a light thingª° for him to walk²°¹ in the sinsª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat,ª that he tookª° to wifeª¹ Jezebelª the daughterª of Ethbaalª kingª of the Zidonians,ª and went²°¹ and servedª°¹ Baal,ª and worshippedª° him." {1Kg 16:31} + "And an angelª of the LORDª came upª° from¹ Gilgalª to¹ Bochim,ª and said,ª° I made you to go upª°¹ out of Egypt,ª¹ and have broughtª° you unto¹ the landª which¹ I swareª° unto your fathers;ª and I said,ª° I will neverª¹ breakª° my covenantª with¹ you. ... And the childrenª of Israelª didª°¹ evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª and servedª°¹ Baalim:ª" {Jdg 2:1-11} + "And Ahaziahª fell downª° through¹ a latticeª in his upper chamberª that¹ [was] in Samaria,ª and was sick:ª° and he sentª° messengers,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Go,²°¹ enquireª° of Baalzebubª the godª of Ekronª whether¹ I shall recoverª° of this disease.ª¹¹" {2Kg 1:2} + "And he wroughtª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD;ª but¹ not¹ like his father,ª and like his mother:ª for he put awayª°¹ the imageª of Baalª that¹ his fatherª had made.ª°" {2Kg 3:2}
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