“Omri did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Kings 16 contains 34 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.