Melachim Alef 16:32-34

Orthodox Jewish Bible

³² And he set up a mizbe’ach for Ba’al in the Bais Ba’al, which he had built in Shomron.

³³ And Ach’av made HaAsherah; and Ach’av did more to provoke Hashem Elohei Yisroel to anger than all the Malkhei Yisroel that were before him.

³⁴ In his days did Chiel of Beit-El build up Yericho; he laid the foundation thereof [at the cost of the life of] Aviram his bechor; set up the gates thereof [at the cost of the life of] his youngest, Seguv, according to Devar Hashem, which He spoke by Yehoshua Ben Nun [see Josh. 6:26].