2 Chronicles 22:4

2 Chronicles 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
• New International Version (NIV)He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

Context of 2 Chronicles 22:4

2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. 3He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice. He did evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab’s dynasty because, after his father’s death, they gave him advice that led to his destruction. 5He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram. 6Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Ahaziah son of King Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he had been wounded.

2 Chronicles 22:4 word by word

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּי־הֵ֜מָּה הָֽיוּ־ל֣וֹ יֽוֹעֲצִ֗ים אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• like the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• for they were his counsellorsיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• of his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• to his destructionמַשְׁחִיתmashchîyth · destructionH4889

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 22:4

• 2 Chronicles 24:17After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. The king listened to their advice.
• Proverbs 1:10My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!
• Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
• Proverbs 13:20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
• Proverbs 19:27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 22:4

• 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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 22:4

• Ahab
• Baal
• Fellowship
• Influence
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Ahaziah
• Athaliah
• Joram

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