1 Kings 22:51-53

Context

Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel

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 of² the Lord and followed in the footsteps³ 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

[22:51] ¹map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[22:52] ²tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:52] ³tn Or “way.”

[22:52] ⁴tn 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.”

[22:53] ⁵tn Heb “he served Baal and bowed down to him.”

[22:53] ⁶tn Heb “according to all which his father had done.”