He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. He also followed their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
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The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 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. He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. He also followed their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
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He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly.
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
He also followed their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
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He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.
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He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead; and the Arameans wounded Joram.
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- Deuteronomy 7:3-4 (v3) You shall not make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son. For that…
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- Nehemiah 13:23-27 (v3) In those days I also saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab; and their children spoke half in the speech of…
- Malachi 2:15 (v3) Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit,…
- Matthew 10:37 (v3) He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.
- Matthew 14:8-11 (v3) She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.” The king was grieved, but for the sake…
- Acts 4:19 (v3) But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
- 1 Kings 22:3 (v5) The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the…
- 2 Kings 8:9 (v5) So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood…
- 2 Kings 8:28-29 (v5) He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. King Joram returned…
- 2 Chronicles 18:3 (v5) Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my…
- 2 Chronicles 18:31 (v5) When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against…
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 (v5) Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate…
- Psalms 1:1 (v5) Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
- Proverbs 1:10 (v4) My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
- Proverbs 12:5 (v4) The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
- Proverbs 19:27 (v4) If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
- Daniel 5:22 (v5) “You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
- Micah 6:16 (v5) For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of Ahab’s house. You walk in their counsels, that I may make you a ruin, and her…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v4 He showeth that it must needs follow that the…
He showeth that it must needs follow that the rulers are such as their counselors be, and that there cannot be a good King, that suffereth wicked counselors.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv3–5 2Ch 22:3 He also walked in the ways of…
2Ch 22:3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Ver. 3. For his mother was his counsellor.] Mothers have a great influence upon their children, whether for good or evil. Catherine de Medici, queen mother of France, for instance, a second Athaliah.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv3–5 Being a crafty and au imperious woman.
Being a crafty and au imperious woman.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv3–5 He also walked in the ways of the house…
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab,.... As his father Jehoram had, Ch2 21:6.
for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly; to commit idolatry, who was of that idolatrous house.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v4 His father - Who, while he lived, seduced his…
His father - Who, while he lived, seduced his son himself, and made other evil counsellors unnecessary.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv3, 5 Verse 3. His mother was his counsellor] Athaliah, the…
Verse 3. His mother was his counsellor] Athaliah, the wicked daughter of a wicked parent, and the wicked spouse of an unprincipled king.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv3, 5 2Ch 22:3-4. He walked in the ways of the…
2Ch 22:3-4. He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab — Called their ways, not because they were the first inventors of them in these parts, but the chief establishers. These ways did not consist merely in the worshipping of God by an image, which was the way of Jeroboam; but in the worship of other gods besides the God of Israel, namely, Baal-gods, or Baalim. For his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly — Being a crafty and an imperious woman. Those that counsel persons to do wickedly, counsel them to their destruction. It is bad enough when strangers do this, but when parents give such counsel to their own children, it is deplorable indeed! The counsel of the ungodly is the ruin of many young people of both sexes, especially if given to them when they are setting out in life. They were his counsellors after the death of his father — Who, while he lived, seduced his son by his counsel and authority, and kept him to idolatry, and so rendered other evil counsellors unnecessary.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v3 Pushed. Heb. and Sept. "was his counsellor to," &c.
Pushed. Heb. and Sept. "was his counsellor to," &c.
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 On vv3, 5 his mother was his counsellor . . . they…
his mother was his counsellor . . . they were his counsellors--The facile king surrendered himself wholly to the influence of his mother and her relatives. Athaliah and her son introduced a universal corruption of morals and made idolatry the religion of the court and the nation. By them he was induced not only to conform to the religion of the northern kingdom, but to join a new expedition against Ramoth-gilead (see Kg2 9:10).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–5 4. after the death of his father] This phrase…
4. after the death of his father] This phrase suggests that he acted as regent in his father’s lifetime during his father’s two years’ illness.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv3–5 (3) He also.—The pronoun is emphatic: he too, like…
(3) He also.—The pronoun is emphatic: he too, like his father. Kings: “And he walked.”
Walked in the ways of the house of Ahab.—2Ch_21:6; 2Ch_21:13; Mic_6:16.
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For his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.—Not in Kings; an explanatory remark added by the chronicler. (Comp. 2Ch_20:35; 2Ch_21:6.) Her influence would be used in support of the Baal worship, which was the symbol of alliance with the northern kingdom.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv3–5 The mother and the house of Ahab had become…
The mother and the house of Ahab had become a proverb and a by-word for their evil. In this and the following two verses stress is laid on the evil counsel and the sources of it that prejudiced Ahaziah to his ruin. Although the parallel wants these direct statements, perhaps it scarcely says less, when it says (ver. 27), "For he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v4 in the sight of Yahweh
in the sight of Yahweh
The sight of Yahweh represents his judgment or evaluation. AT: "as Yahweh judged" (See: Metaphor)
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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. See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 21:6. AT: "the descendants of Ahab were doing" (See: Metonymy)
they were his advisors
"descendants of Ahab advised him"
to his destruction
"and this caused his destruction"
He also followed their advice; he went
"He also followed their advice and went" or "He also followed their advice to go"
to fight against Hazael, king of Aram
The reader should understand that Hazael did not fight alone, but that he took his army with him. AT: "to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, and his army" (See: Synecdoche)
Hazael
This is a man's name. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Yahweh
die
Joram
Israel
Aram
Ramoth
Gilead
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v5 22:5-6 Ramoth-gilead, a Levitical city in the territory of…
22:5-6 Ramoth-gilead, a Levitical city in the territory of Gad (Josh 21:38), was located on a major trade route and was strategic for Aram and Israel. • Jezreel, at the foot of Mount Gilboa in the plain of Jezreel, became the summer home of the Israelite kings.
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