2 Kings 8:18

8:18 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 Kings 8:27

8:27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family. ⁴ 

Micah 6:16

6:16 You implement the regulations of Omri,

and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; ⁵ 

you follow their policies. ⁶ 

Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, ⁷ 

the city’s ⁸  inhabitants will be taunted derisively, ⁹ 

and nations will mock all of you.” ¹⁰ 

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 “in the eyes of.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for he was a relative by marriage of the house of Ahab.” For this use of חֲתַן (khatan), normally “son-in-law,” see HALOT 365 s.v. חָתָן. Ahab was Ahaziah’s grandfather on his mother’s side.

⁵ tn Heb “the edicts of Omri are kept, and all the deeds of the house of Ahab.”

⁶ tn Heb “and you walk in their plans.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew term שַׁמָּה (shammah) can refer to “destruction; ruin,” or to the reaction it produces in those who witness the destruction.

⁸ tn Heb “her”; the referent (the city) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “[an object] of hissing,” which was a way of taunting someone.

¹⁰ tc The translation assumes an emendation of the MT’s עַמִּי (’ammi, “my people”) to עַמִּים (’ammim, “nations”).