2 Kings 17:2 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him. (See NIV)
2 Kings 21:11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols; (See NIV)
Ecclesiastes 2:7 I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me. (See NAS)
Ecclesiastes 2:9 And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me. (See NAS)
Jeremiah 28:8 The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. (See RSV NIV)
Jeremiah 34:5 you shall die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so shall they make a burning for you; and they shall lament you, saying, Ah Lord! for I have spoken the word, says Yahweh. (See NIV)