1 Kings 16:19

in doing evil See on 1 Kings 15:34. There must have been in Zimri's conduct some very prominent acts to indicate adhesion to the worship of the calves; otherwise in a reign of seven days he would hardly have been coupled with Jeroboam as leading the people into sin. Perhaps he endeavoured to win popularity in this way, so as to have on his side the bulk of the nation before the action of the army in the field became known.

did make Israel sin R.V. to sin. There can be no reason for varying a phrase so stereotyped as this.