Verse 25

There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det var ingen som var lik Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, fordi kona hans, Jesabel, oppmuntret ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det var ingen som Akab, som solgte seg selv til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, påvirket av Jesabel, hans kone.

• Norsk King James

  Men ingen var som Akab, som solgte seg selv for å gjøre ondt i Herrens øyne, og hvis onde gjerninger ble oppildnet av kona Isabel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det fantes ingen som Akab, som solgte seg selv til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, fordi hans hustru Jesabel lokket ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det har aldri vært noen som Akab, som solgte seg for å gjøre det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, og som ble oppmuntret av sin kone Jesabel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det var ingen som Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, påvirket av Jezabel, hans kone.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Men ingen var som Ahab, som solgte seg selv for å gjøre ondt for Herrens åsyn, slik hans hustru, Jezebel, hadde oppildnet ham.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Det var ingen som Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, påvirket av Jezabel, hans kone.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det har aldri vært noen som Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, forledet av sin kone Jesabel.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ingen var som Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, lokket av sin kone Jesabel.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Enddog var Ingen som Achab, som havde solgt sig selv til at gjøre det Onde for Herrens Øine, fordi hans Hustru Jesabel tilskyndte ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men det var ingen som var lik Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre ondt i Herrens øyne, som Jesabel, hans kone, egget opp.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  (Det var ingen som Ahab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det som er ondt i Herrens øyne, oppildnet av sin kone Jesabel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For det har ikke vært noen som Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, drevet av Jesabel, hans kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  (Men det var ingen som Akab, som solgte seg til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, oppmuntret av Jezebel, hans kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  (Det var ingen som var som Akab, som overga seg til å gjøre det onde i Herrens øyne, oppmuntret av sin kone Jesabel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So cleane solde to do myschefe in ye sighte of the LORDE hath no man bene, as Achab: for his Iesabel hath so disceaued him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (But there was none like Ahab, who did fell him selfe, to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lord: whom Iezebel his wife prouoked.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But there was none lyke Ahab, which dyd euen sell him selfe to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde, and that because Iezabel his wyfe pricked hym forwarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  (But there was none like Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  surely there hath none been like Ahab, who sold himself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife hath moved,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  (There was no one like Ahab, who gave himself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moved to it by Jezebel his wife.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to do that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 Ahab said to Elijah, 'So, have you found me, my enemy?' 'I have found you,' he answered, 'because you have devoted yourself to doing evil in the eyes of the LORD.'
• 1 Kgs 16:30-33 : 30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, more than all who were before him. 31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. 33 Ahab also made an Asherah pole, and he did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets, hidden them in two caves in groups of fifty, and provided them with bread and water.
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, 'May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I don’t make your life like the life of one of them.'
• 1 Kgs 21:7 : 7 Jezebel, his wife, said to him, 'Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.'
• 1 Kgs 11:1-4 : 1 King Solomon loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women. 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. 4 As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been.
• 2 Kgs 17:17 : 17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.
• 2 Kgs 23:25 : 25 There was no king like him before, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, soul, and strength, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him.
• Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; one who is cursed by the LORD will fall into it.
• Eccl 7:26 : 26 I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.
• Isa 50:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: Where is the certificate of divorce for your mother, whom I sent away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Behold, because of your sins, you were sold, and because of your transgressions, your mother was sent away.
• Isa 52:3 : 3 For this is what the LORD says: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money.
• Mark 6:17-27 : 17 For Herod himself had sent men to arrest John, and he had him bound and put in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married. 18 John had been telling Herod, 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.' 19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so. 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him. 21 Finally, the opportune time came. On his birthday, Herod gave a banquet for his high officials, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee. 22 When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, 'Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you.' 23 And he promised her with an oath, 'Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.' 24 She went out and asked her mother, 'What should I ask for?' Her mother answered, 'The head of John the Baptist.' 25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with her request. 'I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a platter,' she said. 26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
• Acts 6:12 : 12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
• Acts 14:2 : 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and turned them against the brothers.
• Rom 6:19 : 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
• Rom 7:14 : 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.