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2 Chronicles 22:3
3Ahaziah lived in the same bad way that Ahab's family had done. His mother taught him to do wicked things.
2 Chronicles 22:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
- New International Version (NIV)He too followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly.
Context of 2 Chronicles 22:3
1The people who lived in Jerusalem chose Jehoram's youngest son, Ahaziah, to become king. The group of men who came into the city with the Arabs had killed all Jehoram's older sons. So Jehoram's son Ahaziah became the king of Judah. 2Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah. She was a granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel. Ahaziah lived in the same bad way that Ahab's family had done. His mother taught him to do wicked things. 4He did things that the Lord said were evil, as Ahab's family had done. Ahab's family became advisors to Ahaziah after his father died, and they caused Ahaziah's death. 5They told him to join with Ahab's son, King Joram of Israel, to fight against King Hazael of Syria. They fought a battle at Ramoth Gilead. The Syrian army won the fight and they hurt King Joram.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 222 Chronicles 22:3 word by word
גַּם־ה֣וּא הָלַ֔ךְ בְּדַרְכֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֥י אִמּ֛וֹ הָיְתָ֥ה יֽוֹעַצְתּ֖וֹ לְהַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 22:3
- Genesis 6:4The Nephilites lived on the earth at that time, and for some time after that. During that time, the sons of God were having sex with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. The Nephilites were famous great men and fighters.
- Deuteronomy 7:3You must not marry any of these people. Do not let your daughters marry their sons. Do not take their daughters to marry your sons.
- Deuteronomy 13:6Even someone in your own family may try to turn you away from the Lord. It may be your own brother, your son or your daughter. It may be your wife whom you love. It may be a friend that you like very much. They may say to you secretly, ‘We should worship other gods.’ Those are gods that you and your ancestors never knew about before.
- Judges 17:4So Micah's mother took 200 pieces of silver. She gave them to a man who used silver to make things. He made an image and an idol for her. She put them in Micah's house.
- Nehemiah 13:23Also at that time, I discovered that men from Judah had married foreign women. They were women who came from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
- Malachi 2:15The Lord has joined you together, as a man with his wife. Your body and your spirit belong to him. Why did God put you together? He wanted you to have children who would belong to him. So think carefully about how you live. Do not leave the wife that you married when you were a young man.
- Matthew 14:8Herodias suggested to her daughter, ‘Ask Herod to give you John's head.’ So the girl said to Herod, ‘Give me the head of John the Baptist on a plate.’
- Genesis 27:12My father may touch me. Then he will know that I am deceiving him. He will not bless me. He will curse me instead.’
- Matthew 10:37Nobody should love his own father and mother more than he loves me. If he does, he cannot be my disciple. Nobody should love his own son or daughter more than he loves me. If he does, then he cannot be my disciple.
- Acts 4:19Then Peter and John replied to the leaders, ‘What do you think God wants us to do? Should we obey you? Or should we obey God? You decide!
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 22:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3His mother was his counsellor - Athaliah, the wicked daughter of a wicked parent, and the wicked spouse of an unprincipled king.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4The queen mother, Athaliah, had a lot of influence over the king (see study note on 2 Chronicles 15:16). Athaliah was similar to her mother, Jezebel (see 2 Chronicles 22:10–23:15; compare 1 Kings 16:31–21:28), and she followed her grandfather Omri's example (see 1 Kings 16:21–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. his mother was his counsellor ... they were his counsellors--The facile king surrendered himself wholly to the influence of his mother and her relatives. Athaliah and her son introduced a universal corruption of morals and made idolatry the religion of the court and the nation. By them he was induced not only to conform to the religion of the northern kingdom, but to join a new expedition against Ramoth-gilead (see 2Ki 9:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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