He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house; for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
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He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house; for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
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And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
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And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 21:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.
- 1 Kings 12:28-30 So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” He set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. This thing became a sin; for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.
- 2 Kings 8:18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house; for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
- 1 Kings 16:25-33 Omri did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and dealt wickedly above all who were before him. For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities. Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place. In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel. Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight above all that were before him. As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him. He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more yet to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
- Nehemiah 13:25-26 I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves. Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain So that we see how it cannot be that…
So that we see how it cannot be that we should join with the wicked, and serve God.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 21:6 And he walked in the way of…
2Ch 21:6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD.
Ver. 6. And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel.] He was an idolater, and therefore so cruel and bloody minded toward his innocent brethren. It is probable that he charged them with high treason, which ever was unicum crimen eorum qui crimine vacabant, saith Lipsius; but the Hebrews say that he slew them because they walked in the good ways of their father Jehoshaphat, and would not yield to his idolatries; and then it was the worse: those princes might be put to death as their partisans.
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For he had the daughter of Ahab to wife,] viz., Wicked Athaliah, that Jezebel of Jerusalem. She is called also the daughter of Omri, Ahab’s father, to denote the deep ingraffing of idolatrous principles within her breast, as taking them from two such arch-idolaters.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. He had the daughter of Ahab to…
Verse 6. He had the daughter of Ahab to wife] This was Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who was famous for her impieties and cruelty, as was her most profligate mother. It is likely that she was the principal cause of Jehoram's cruelty and profaneness.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Achab. It is supposed by Jezabel. She might be…
Achab. It is supposed by Jezabel. She might be grand-daughter of Amri, C. xxii. 2. The infamous Athalia is blamed for most of the evils which her husband committed.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain HIS WICKED REIGN. (Ch2 21:5-7)
HIS WICKED REIGN. (Ch2 21:5-7)
he walked . . . as did the house of Ahab, for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife--The precepts and examples of his excellent father were soon obliterated by his matrimonial alliance with a daughter of the royal house of Israel. Through the influence of Athaliah he abolished the worship of the Lord, and encouraged an introduction of all the corruptions prevalent in the sister kingdom. The divine vengeance was denounced against him, and would have utterly destroyed him and his house, had it not been for a tender regard to the promise made to David (Sa2 7:29; Kg2 8:19).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5–7 (= 2Ki_8:17-19). The Character of Jehoram’s Reign
5–7 (= 2Ki_8:17-19). The Character of Jehoram’s Reign
6. like as did] R.V. as did.
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of Ahab] Cp. 2Ch_18:1 (note).
in the eyes] R.V. in the sight (less literal).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) And he walked in the way.—A repetition of…
(6) And he walked in the way.—A repetition of 2Ki_8:18, literatim.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The daughter of Ahab to wife. That is, Athaliah,…
The daughter of Ahab to wife. That is, Athaliah, called (2Ch_22:2; 2Ki_8:26) the daughter, that is, granddaughter, of Omri.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 walked in the ways
walked in the ways
This is an idiom that means he followed their example. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 20:32. AT: "followed the example" (See: Idiom)
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the house of Ahab was doing
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the descendants of Ahab. AT: "the descendants of Ahab were doing" (See: Metonymy)
he had Ahab's daughter as his wife
"he had married a daughter of Ahab"
in the sight of Yahweh
The sight of Yahweh represents his judgment or evaluation. AT: "as Yahweh judged" (See: Metaphor)
the house of David
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 3:18. AT: "the kingdom of Judah" or "the people of Israel" (See: Metonymy)
he had promised that he would always give life to him and his descendants
"he had promised that David's descendants would always be the ones who ruled Judah." This was the covenant that Yahweh made with David.
always give life to him and his descendants
"always cause him and his descendants to live" or "never destroy him and his descendants"
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Ahab
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Yahweh
covenant
promise
descend
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