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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He too followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to act wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his adviser [and she encouraged him] to act wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and she encouraged her son to sin against the LORD. He followed the evil example of King Ahab and his descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ahaziah also followed the ways of Ahab's family, because his mother gave him advice that led him to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He followed the example of Ahab's dynasty because his mother gave him evil counsel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He followed in the footsteps of Ahab's dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />he has also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother has been his counselor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also he went in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was counseling him to do evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Achab: for his mother pushed him on to do wickedly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he too went forth in the ways of the house of Ahab. For his mother impelled him to act impiously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He, too, walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, because his mother was his counselor in doing evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for he was the son of Ahab's sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he walked in the ways of the house of Akhab, because he was son of the sister of Akhab, also he was sinning greatly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he walked in the way of the house of Achaab; for his mother was his counsellor to do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5329" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Ahaziah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏar·ḵê (Prep-b:: N-cpc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">of Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">his mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: yō·w·‘aṣ·tōw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc:: 3ms) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">was his counselor</a> <a href="/hebrew/7561.htm" title="7561: lə·har·šî·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be wicked, act wickedly. A primitive root; to be wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate.">in wickedness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">2 Kings 8:27</a></span><br />And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a></span><br />And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">1 Kings 16:30-33</a></span><br />However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. / And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18</a></span><br />“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">2 Kings 10:18-28</a></span><br />Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-8</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">2 Kings 11:13-16</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD. / And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!” / And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">2 Chronicles 24:7</a></span><br />For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></span><br />Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">2 Chronicles 21:13</a></span><br />but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.</p><p class="hdg">his mother</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4,5</a></b></br> There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare <i>children</i> to them, the same <i>became</i> mighty men which <i>were</i> of old, men of renown… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3,4</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6-10</a></b></br> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which <i>is</i> as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; … </p><p class="hdg">his counsellor</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-12.htm">Genesis 27:12,13</a></b></br> My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a></b></br> He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19</a></b></br> But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-33.htm">Counsellor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-33.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-39.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-8.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/22-4.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/ezra/4-8.htm">Counsellor</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-3.htm">Counselor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-4.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ezra/7-6.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">Ahaziah succeeding, reigns wickedly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">in his confederacy with Joram, the son of Ahab, he is slain by Jehu</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, save Joash, usurps the kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "ways of the house of Ahab" refer to the idolatrous and morally corrupt practices established by Ahab, the infamous king of Israel, and his wife Jezebel. Ahab's reign was marked by the promotion of Baal worship and the persecution of the prophets of Yahweh. This phrase indicates that Ahaziah continued in these idolatrous practices, rejecting the covenantal faithfulness required by God. The influence of Ahab's house extended into Judah through Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, who was Ahab's daughter, thus intertwining the spiritual decline of both kingdoms.<p><b>for his mother was his counselor in wickedness</b><br>Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, played a significant role in guiding him towards evil. As the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, she inherited and perpetuated their idolatrous and rebellious spirit. Her influence over Ahaziah highlights the powerful role of parental guidance in shaping a ruler's character and policies. This phrase underscores the destructive impact of ungodly counsel, as seen in other biblical narratives where poor advice leads to downfall (e.g., Rehoboam in <a href="/1_kings/12-6.htm">1 Kings 12:6-11</a>). Athaliah's counsel led Ahaziah away from the worship of Yahweh, contributing to the spiritual and moral decay of Judah. This serves as a warning about the consequences of aligning with ungodly influences and the importance of seeking wisdom from God-fearing advisors.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah.htm">Ahaziah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned for a short period. He is noted for following the sinful practices of the house of Ahab.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_ahab.htm">House of Ahab</a></b><br>A reference to the dynasty of Ahab, king of Israel, known for its idolatry and wickedness, particularly under the influence of Queen Jezebel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah's_mother.htm">Ahaziah's Mother</a></b><br>Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who played a significant role in influencing Ahaziah towards evil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_family.htm">Influence of Family</a></b><br>The passage highlights the powerful influence family can have on one's spiritual direction. Ahaziah's mother led him into wickedness, showing the importance of godly counsel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sinful_alliances.htm">Consequences of Sinful Alliances</a></b><br>Aligning with ungodly influences, as Ahaziah did with the house of Ahab, can lead to spiritual downfall. Believers are called to be discerning in their relationships and alliances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_counsel.htm">The Role of Counsel</a></b><br>The verse underscores the impact of counsel in shaping decisions. It is crucial to seek wisdom from those who are grounded in biblical truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_patterns.htm">Generational Patterns</a></b><br>Ahaziah's actions reflect a continuation of sin from previous generations. This serves as a reminder of the need to break free from ungodly family patterns through the power of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_grigori_rasputin.htm">Who was Grigori Rasputin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_22_7_say_god_ordained_ahaziah's_fall.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 22:7 claim Ahaziah’s downfall was ordained by God through Jehu, yet other passages suggest human decisions and alliances led to his demise? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehu_easily_execute_ahaziah.htm">In 2 Chronicles 22:9, how could Jehu swiftly seize and execute Ahaziah without apparent resistance, given Ahaziah’s royal status and resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ahaziah's_age_as_king.htm">How old was Ahaziah when he became king? (2 Kings 8:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 22:2)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">He also.</span>--The pronoun is emphatic: <span class= "ital">he</span> too, like his father. Kings: "And he walked."<p><span class= "bld">Walked in the ways of the house of Ahab.</span>--<a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm" title="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 worked that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.">2Chronicles 21:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm" title="But have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the prostitutions of the house of Ahab, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, which were better than yourself:">2Chronicles 21:13</a>; <a href="/micah/6-16.htm" title="For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels; that I should make you a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore you shall bear the reproach of my people.">Micah 6:16</a>.<p><span class= "bld">For his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.</span>--Not in Kings; an explanatory remark added by the chronicler. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm" title="And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:">2Chronicles 20:35</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm" title="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 worked that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.">2Chronicles 21:6</a>.) Her influence would be used in support of the Baal worship, which was the symbol of alliance with the northern kingdom. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The mother and the house of Ahab</span> 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), <span class="cmt_word">"</span>For he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Ahaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walked</span><br /><span class="heb">הָלַ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the ways</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדַרְכֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏar·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ahab,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחְאָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was his counselor</span><br /><span class="heb">יֽוֹעַצְתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·‘aṣ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in wickedness.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·har·šî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7561.htm">Strong's 7561: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, wrong, to disturb, violate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 22:3 He also walked in the ways (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 22:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 22:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 22:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 22:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>