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2 Chronicles 22:3

He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahab;   Baal;   Fellowship;   Influence;   Rulers;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Counsel;   Evil;   Home;   Influence;   Parental;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God;   Kings;   Parents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Athaliah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahaziah;   Athaliah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Counselor;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Joash;   Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahaziah ;   Athaliah ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahaziah;   Athaliah;   Woman;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.
Hebrew Names Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ach'av; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
King James Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
English Standard Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.
New Century Version
Ahaziah followed the ways of Ahab's family, because his mother encouraged him to do wrong.
New English Translation
He followed in the footsteps of Ahab's dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice.
Amplified Bible
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his adviser [and she encouraged him] to act wickedly.
New American Standard Bible
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to act wickedly.
World English Bible
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He walked also in the wayes of the house of Ahab: for his mother counselled him to doe wickedly.
Legacy Standard Bible
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
Berean Standard Bible
Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
Contemporary English Version
and she encouraged her son to sin against the Lord . He followed the evil example of King Ahab and his descendants.
Complete Jewish Bible
He too lived after the example of the house of Ach'av, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly.
Darby Translation
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ahaziah also lived the way Ahab's family lived because his mother encouraged him to do wrong things.
George Lamsa Translation
And he walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for he was the son of Ahabs sister.
Lexham English Bible
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor for doing wickedness.
Literal Translation
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do evilly.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he walked also in ye wayes of the house of Achab: for his mother entysed him so yt he was vngodly.
American Standard Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he walked also in the wayes of the house of Ahab: for his mother by her counsel enticed him to do wickedly.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
King James Version (1611)
Hee also walked in the wayes of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to doe wickedly.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he walked in the way of the house of Achaab; for his mother was his counsellor to do evil.
English Revised Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he entride bi the weie of the hows of Achab; for his modir compellide hym to do yuele.
Update Bible Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
Webster's Bible Translation
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
New King James Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly.
New Living Translation
Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab's family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong.
New Life Bible
Ahaziah walked in the ways of those of Ahab's house. For his mother talked him into doing sinful things.
New Revised Standard
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He too, walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, - for, his mother, became his counselor, to work lawlessness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He also walked in the ways of the house of Achab: for his mother pushed him on to do wickedly.
Revised Standard Version
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.
Young's Literal Translation
he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

Contextual Overview

1 And the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the army had put all the older sons to death. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, became king. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri. 3 He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing. 4 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction. 5 Acting on their suggestion, he went with Jehoram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, to make war on Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead: and Joram was wounded by the bowmen. 6 And he went back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which they had given him at Ramah when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram. And Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Jehoram, the son of Ahab, because he was ill. 7 Now by the purpose of God, Ahaziah's journey to see Jehoram was the cause of his downfall: for when he came there, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, who had been marked out by the Lord for the destruction of the family of Ahab. 8 Now when Jehu was effecting the punishment of the family of Ahab, he came to the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, the servants of Ahaziah, and put them to death. 9 And he went in search of Ahaziah; and when they came where he was, (for he was in a secret place in Samaria,) they took him to Jehu and put him to death; then they put his body to rest in the earth, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, whose heart was true to the Lord. So the family of Ahaziah had no power to keep the kingdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his mother: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:5, Deuteronomy 7:3, Deuteronomy 7:4, Deuteronomy 13:6-10, Judges 17:4, Judges 17:5, Nehemiah 13:23-27, Malachi 2:15, Matthew 14:8-11

his counsellor: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:13, Matthew 10:37, Acts 4:19

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:52 - in the way 2 Kings 3:7 - wilt thou go 2 Kings 8:27 - the son in law 2 Kings 16:3 - he walked 2 Chronicles 18:1 - joined affinity 2 Chronicles 24:17 - the princes of Judah 2 Chronicles 28:2 - For he walked Esther 5:14 - said Zeresh Job 30:8 - children Psalms 1:1 - counsel Psalms 109:14 - let not Mark 6:24 - said

Cross-References

Genesis 17:23
And Abraham took Ishmael, his son, and all whose birth had taken place in his house, and all his servants whom he had made his for a price, every male of his house, and on that very day he gave them circumcision in the flesh of their private parts as God had said to him.
Genesis 21:14
And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 22:3
And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.
Genesis 22:4
And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off.
Genesis 22:17
That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.
Psalms 119:60
I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
Matthew 10:37
He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
Luke 14:26
And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab,.... As his father Jehoram had, 2 Chronicles 21:6

for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly; to commit idolatry, who was of that idolatrous house.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 22:3. 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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