1 Kings 22:53
New International Version
He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

New Living Translation
He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

English Standard Version
He served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger in every way that his father had done.

Berean Standard Bible
Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.

King James Bible
For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

New King James Version
for he served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.

New American Standard Bible
So he served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.

NASB 1995
So he served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.

NASB 1977
So he served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger according to all that his father had done.

Legacy Standard Bible
So he served Baal and worshiped him and provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger, according to all that his father had done.

Amplified Bible
He served Baal and worshiped him, and he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger, in accordance with everything that his father [Ahab] had done.

Christian Standard Bible
He served Baal and bowed in worship to him. He angered the LORD God of Israel just as his father had done.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He served Baal and worshiped him. He provoked the LORD God of Israel just as his father had done.

American Standard Version
And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Contemporary English Version
Ahaziah worshiped Baal and made the LORD God of Israel very angry, just as his father had done.

English Revised Version
And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ahaziah served Baal, worshiped him, and made the LORD God of Israel furious, as his father had done.

Good News Translation
He worshiped and served Baal, and like his father before him, he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel.

International Standard Version
He served Baal, worshipped him, and provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger, in accordance with everything his father had done.

Majority Standard Bible
Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.

NET Bible
He worshiped and bowed down to Baal, angering the LORD God of Israel just as his father had done.

New Heart English Bible
He served Baal, and worshiped him, and provoked to anger the LORD, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he served Baal, and worshiped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

World English Bible
He served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger in all the ways that his father had done so.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and serves the Ba‘al, and bows himself to it, and provokes YHWH, God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Young's Literal Translation
and serveth the Baal, and boweth himself to it, and provoketh Jehovah, God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Smith's Literal Translation
For he will serve Baal and worship to him, and he will irritate Jehovah the God of Israel according to all which his father did.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He served also Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the Lord the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Also, he served Baal, and he adored him, and he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, in accord with all that his father had done.

New American Bible
He served Baal and worshiped him, thus provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

New Revised Standard Version
He served Baal and worshiped him; he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For he served Baal and worshipped him and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he worshiped Baal and he bowed to him, and he provoked anger before LORD JEHOVAH God of Israel, as his father had done
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he served Baalim, and worshipped them, and provoked the Lord God of Israel, according to all that had been done before him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Ahaziah Reigns in Israel
52And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. 53Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.

Cross References
1 Kings 16:30-33
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. / And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. ...

2 Kings 1:2-4
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” / But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.

2 Kings 3:2-3
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. / Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

2 Kings 10:18-28
Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ...

2 Kings 17:16-18
They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. / So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,

2 Kings 21:3-6
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ...

2 Chronicles 28:1-4
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals. / Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ...

2 Chronicles 33:3-6
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ...

Jeremiah 19:4-5
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.

Ezekiel 8:14-16
Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.” / So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.

Hosea 13:1-2
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died. / Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 12:30
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

John 3:19-20
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.


Treasury of Scripture

For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

he served Baal

1 Kings 16:31
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

Judges 2:1-11
And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you…

2 Kings 1:2
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

provoked

1 Kings 16:7
And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

Psalm 106:29
Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

Isaiah 65:3
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

according to all

1 Kings 21:29
Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

Ezekiel 18:14-18
Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, …

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He served Baal
The phrase "He served Baal" indicates a deliberate choice to follow the Canaanite deity Baal, who was often associated with fertility, storms, and agriculture. The Hebrew root for "served" is עָבַד (avad), which implies not just worship but also a form of enslavement or deep commitment. This choice reflects a significant departure from the worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel, and highlights the syncretism that plagued Israel during this period. Historically, Baal worship was prevalent among the Canaanites and was a constant temptation for the Israelites, leading them away from their covenant with God.

and worshiped him
The act of worshiping Baal further emphasizes the king's apostasy. The Hebrew word for "worshiped" is שָׁחָה (shachah), meaning to bow down or prostrate oneself. This physical act of submission signifies a total allegiance and reverence, which should have been directed towards Yahweh alone. The worship of Baal often included rituals that were abhorrent to the God of Israel, such as child sacrifice and temple prostitution, which were in direct violation of the commandments given to the Israelites.

provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger
This phrase underscores the gravity of the king's actions. The Hebrew word for "provoking" is כָּעַס (ka'as), which means to irritate or vex. The LORD, יהוה (Yahweh), is described as the "God of Israel," emphasizing His unique covenant relationship with the nation. The king's idolatry is not just a personal failing but a national crisis, as it leads the people away from their divine purpose and identity. The anger of the LORD is not capricious but a righteous response to covenant unfaithfulness, reflecting His holiness and justice.

just as his father had done
This phrase connects the king's actions to a generational pattern of sin. The reference to "his father" highlights the influence of parental example and leadership in shaping the spiritual direction of a nation. In the context of 1 Kings, this likely refers to King Ahab, who, along with his wife Jezebel, institutionalized Baal worship in Israel. This continuity of sin underscores the importance of godly leadership and the consequences of failing to break cycles of disobedience. It serves as a sobering reminder of the impact of one's actions on future generations and the need for repentance and return to the LORD.

Verse 53. - For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger [or vexed] the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done. [The termination of this book at this point could hardly be more arbitrary if it had been made by accident. These verses are closely connected with 2 Kings ch. 1. The division here obscures the connexion between the sin of Ahaziah and the judgments which it provoked.]



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[Ahaziah] served
וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

and worshiped
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה (way·yiš·ta·ḥă·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

Baal,
הַבַּ֔עַל (hab·ba·‘al)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god

provoking
וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס (way·yaḵ·‘ês)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3707: To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant

the LORD,
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel, {to anger},
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

just as
כְּכֹ֥ל (kə·ḵōl)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his father
אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

had done.
עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make


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