2 Chronicles 21:6

21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ¹  He did evil in the sight of ²  the Lord.

2 Chronicles 21:1

21:1 Jehoshaphat passed away ³  and was buried with his ancestors ⁴  in the City of David. ⁵  His son Jehoram ⁶  replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 16:1

16:1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 10, 12, 19).

⁵ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

⁶ tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 8:16-24 has the variant spelling “Jehoram.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he built up Ramah so as to not permit going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.”