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Green's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 22:3

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do evilly.

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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.
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 inhabitants of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place (for all the first ones had been slain by the troop that came in with the Arabians to the battle) and Ahaziah the son of Jehoram the king of Judah reigned. 2 Ahaziah was a son of forty two years when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do evilly. 4 And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, for his destruction. 5 He also walked in their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab the king of Israel to battle against Hazael the king of Syria, in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians struck Jehoram; 6 and he returned to be healed in Jezreel, because of the wounds with which they had stricken him in Ramah, when fighting with Hazael the king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram the king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahabin Jezreel, for he was ill. 7 Now, the destruction of Ahaziah was from God, for coming to Jehoram; and when he had come he went out with Jehoram to Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8 And it happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the leaders of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, the servants of Ahaziah, and killed them. 9 And he sought out Ahaziah, and they captured him (and he was hiding himself in Samaria) and brought him to Jehu, and put him to death, and buried him; for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart.And there was none in the house of Ahaziah to retain power for 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 his son Ishmael, and all the ones born of his house, and all that were bought with his silver, every male among the men of the house of Abraham. And he circumcised the flesh of theirforeskins in that same day, even as Godspoke to him.
Genesis 21:14
And Abraham started up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. And she left and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 22:3
And Abraham started up early in the morning and saddled his ass, and he took two of his youths with him, and his son Isaac. And he split wood for a burnt offering, and rose up and went to the place which God had said to him.
Genesis 22:4
And on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from a distance.
Genesis 22:17
that blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the shore of the sea. And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies.
Genesis 22:19
And Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham lived at Beer-sheba.
Psalms 119:60
I hurried and delayed not to keep Your Commands.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
All that your hand finds to do, do it with your strength. For there is no work, or planning, or knowledge, or wisdom, in Sheol, there where you go.
Matthew 10:37
The one loving father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And the one loving son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Luke 14:26
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers and sisters, and besides, even his own life, he cannot 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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