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 18:1

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

18:1 Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,

2 Chronicles 22:3

22:3 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty, ³  for his mother gave him evil advice. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 18:2

18:2 and after several years ⁵  went down to visit ⁶  Ahab in Samaria. ⁷  Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle to honor Jehoshaphat and those who came with him. ⁸  He persuaded him to join in an attack ⁹  against Ramoth Gilead.

2 Chronicles 22:4

22:4 He did evil in the sight of ¹⁰  the Lord like Ahab’s dynasty because, after his father’s death, they ¹¹  gave him advice that led to his destruction.

2 Chronicles 22:8

22:8 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.

2 Chronicles 18:3

18:3 King Ahab of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “I will support you; my army is at your disposal and will support you in battle.” ¹² 

2 Chronicles 18:19

18:19 The Lord said, ‘Who will deceive King Ahab of Israel, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?’ One said this and another that.

2 Chronicles 21:13

21:13 but have instead followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. You encouraged the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord, just as the family of Ahab does in Israel. ¹³  You also killed your brothers, members of your father’s family, ¹⁴  who were better than you.

2 Chronicles 22:5-7

22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram ¹⁵  of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria ¹⁶  at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram. 22:6 Joram ¹⁷  returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians ¹⁸  in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Ahaziah ¹⁹  son of King Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he had been wounded. ²⁰ 

22:7 God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. ²¹  When Ahaziah ²²  arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned ²³  to wipe out Ahab’s family. ²⁴ 

[21:6]  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.”

[21:6]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:3]  ³ tn Heb “and also he walked in the ways of the house of Ahab.”

[22:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “for his mother was his adviser to do evil.”

[18:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the end of years.”

[18:2]  ⁶ tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[18:2]  ⁷ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[18:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and Ahab slaughtered for him sheep and cattle in abundance, and for the people who were with him.”

[18:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “to go up.”

[22:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:4]  ⁸ tn That is, the members of Ahab’s royal house.

[18:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “Like me, like you; and like your people, my people; and with you in battle.”

[21:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the residents of Jerusalem to commit adultery, like the house of Ahab causes to commit adultery.”

[21:13]  ¹² tn Heb “the house of your father.”

[22:5]  ¹³ sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

[22:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).

[22:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

[22:6]  ¹⁷ tc Most Hebrew mss read “Azariah.” A few Hebrew mss, the LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac read “Ahaziah” (cf. 2 Kgs 8:29).

[22:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “because he was sick,” presumably referring to the wounds he received in the battle with the Syrians.

[22:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”

[22:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[22:7]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”