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 

2 Kings 16:3

16:3 He followed in the footsteps of ⁵  the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, ⁶  a horrible sin practiced by the nations ⁷  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

[8:18]  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.”

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[8:27]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[8:27]  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.

[16:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “he walked in the way of.”

[16:3]  ⁶ sn This may refer to child sacrifice, though some interpret it as a less drastic cultic practice. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 266-67.

[16:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”