Verse | Translation | Text |
1Ki 21:26 | Strong Concordance | And he did very [03966] abominably [08581] in following [03212] [0310] idols [01544], according to all things as did [06213] the Amorites [0567], whom the LORD [03068] cast out [03423] before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478]. |
King James | And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The Amorites appear here as representatives of the old Canaanite nations (Gen 15:16 note). It seems to be implied here that their idolatries were in the main identical with those of the Phoenicians which Ahab had adopted. |