1 Kings 16:32

“And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.”

"And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria." - 1 Kings 16:32
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What does 1 Kings 16:32 mean?

1 Kings 16:32 (KJV) says, "And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria." This verse comes from the Old Testament of the Bible and is part of the historical account of the kings of Israel. The specific king mentioned here is Ahab, who…

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The Temptation of Idolatry: A Reflection on 1 Kings 16:32

In the annals of biblical history, 1 Kings 16:32 presents a stark and unsettling picture of Israel's spiritual decline. The verse reads: "And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria." This single act by King Ahab not only encapsulates…

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A Prayer for Redemption: Turning Away from Idolatry

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, recognizing the weight of our actions and the choices we make in our lives. As we mediate on Your Word, particularly the account from 1 Kings 16:32, where it is written, "And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he…

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1 Kings 16:32 - "And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria."
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1 Kings 15:32 - "And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days."
1 Kings 1:32 - "¶ And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king."
1 Kings 4:32 - "And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five."
1 Chronicles 16:32 - "Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein."
1 Kings 20:16 - "And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him."
1 Kings 16:14 - "Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:16 - "And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?"
1 Kings 7:32 - "And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit."
1 Kings 16:1 - "Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,"
1 Kings 4:16 - "Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:"
1 Kings 16:20 - "Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 16:5 - "Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Kings 15:16 - "¶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Kings 18:32 - "And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed."
"And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days." - 1 Kings 15:32
1 Kings 22:32 - "And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out."
1 Kings 3:16 - "¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him."
1 Kings 16:27 - "Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 16:33 - "And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him."
1 Kings 11:32 - "(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)"