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2 Chronicles 22:3

He followed in the footsteps of Ahab's dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice.

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.
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.
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 The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. 3 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab's dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice. 4 He did evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab's dynasty because, after his father's death, they gave him advice that led to his destruction. 5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab's son King Joram of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram. 6 Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Ahaziah son of King Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he had been wounded. 7 God brought about Ahaziah's downfall through his visit to Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned to wipe out Ahab's family. 8 While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab's family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them. 9 He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned, "He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with his whole heart." There was no one in Ahaziah's family strong enough to rule in his place.

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
Abraham took his son Ishmael and every male in his household (whether born in his house or bought with money) and circumcised them on that very same day, just as God had told him to do.
Genesis 21:14
Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba.
Genesis 22:3
Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.
Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham caught sight of the place in the distance.
Genesis 22:17
I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.
Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set out together for Beer Sheba where Abraham stayed.
Psalms 119:60
I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
Matthew 10:37
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and 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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