And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him — The narrator pronounces the most severe judgment yet: Ahab exceeds all predecessors in apostasy. The phrase signals that Ahab represents a qualitative leap in covenant violation. His reign will be marked by the introduction of systematic Baal worship and the attempt to suppress YHWH worship entirely.

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