1Ki 16:31 | HCSB | STEP | Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel , the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians , and then proceeded to serve Baal and worship him.

1 Kings 16:31

31 Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel, ^a the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, ^b and then proceeded to serve ^{▼▼Baal: A fertility god who was the main god of the Canaanite religion and the god of rain and thunderstorms; also the Hebrew word meaning "lord," "master," "owner," or "husband"}Baal and worship him. ^d