And he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria,

And he erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. That he might not go so far as Tyre or Zidon; and for his wife's convenience also he built a temple in Samaria for Baal, and erected an altar there to offer sacrifices upon it unto him; so open and daring was he in his idolatrous practices.

reared up an altar for Baal--that is, the sun, worshipped under various images. Ahab set up one (2-Kings 3:2), probably as the Tyrian Hercules, in the temple in Samaria. No human sacrifices were offered--the fire was kept constantly burning --the priests officiated barefoot. Dancing and kissing the image (1-Kings 19:18) were among the principal rites.