Ahab Marries Jezebel and Worships Baal

³¹ And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took as his wife Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians and went and served Baal and worshiped him.^(A)

³² He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal that he built in Samaria.^(A)

Slaughter of Worshipers of Baal

¹⁸ Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab offered Baal small service, but Jehu will offer much more.^(A)

²⁶ They brought out the pillar^[a] that was in the temple of Baal and burned it.^{(A) 27} Then they demolished the pillar of Baal and destroyed the temple of Baal and made it a latrine to this day.^(B)

²⁸ Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel.