22:51 In the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. 1 He ruled for two years over Israel. 22:52 He did evil in the sight of 2 the Lord and followed in the footsteps 3 of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin. 4 22:53 He worshiped and bowed down to Baal, 5 angering the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done. 6
1 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
2 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
3 tn Or “way.”
4 tn Heb “and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who made Israel sin.”
5 tn Heb “he served Baal and bowed down to him.”
6 tn Heb “according to all which his father had done.”