1 Kings 21:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Surely 
 
7534: thin, only, altogether, surelyfrom an unused word
there was noלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
one like Ahabכְאַחְאָ֔ב
(che·'ach·'av,)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
soldהִתְמַכֵּ֔ר
(hit·mak·ker,)
4376: to sella prim. root
himself to doלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evilהָרַ֖ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
becauseאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
Jezebelאִיזֶ֥בֶל
(i·ze·vel)
348: queen of Isr. with King Ahabof uncertain derivation
his wifeאִשְׁתֹּֽו׃
(ish·tov.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
incitedהֵסַ֥תָּה
(he·sat·tah)
5496: to incite, allure, instigatea prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
But there was none like unto Ahab
'Ach'ab  (akh-awb')
brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon -- Ahab.
which did sell
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
himself to work
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
wickedness
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
whom Jezebel
'Iyzebel  (ee-zeh'-bel)
Izebel, the wife of king Ahab -- Jezebel.
his wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
stirred up
cuwth  (sooth)
to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce -- entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife incited him.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Still, there was no one like Ahab, who devoted himself to do what was evil in the LORD's sight, because his wife Jezebel incited him.

International Standard Version
It can be truly said that no one else sold himself to practice what the LORD considered to be evil quite like the way Ahab did, because his wife Jezebel incited him.

NET Bible
(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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There was no one else like Ahab. At the urging of his wife, he sold himself to do what the LORD considered evil.

King James 2000 Bible
But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
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