1 Kings 16:29-30 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him.

Jeroboam usurps the line of David and Solomon and seizes control of the kingdom, yet does more evil than Solomon. Baasha takes the kingdom by killing the son of Jeroboam, and he does even more evil. Then Zimri does in the line of Baasha and Omri the line of Zimri, each one doing more evil and leading the nation further astray.

Is there a pattern here?

Obviously, just replacing your leader or governmental authority does not mean the moral fabric of your society will improve. In fact, change without God may just be a spiral into darker depths.