King James Version
2 Chronicles 22:3 in the King James Version says “He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.” — study this verse from 2 Chronicles chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.”
2 Chronicles 22:3 · KJV
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
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.
He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead : and the Syrians smote Joram.
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“He also walked”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“in the ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for his mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“to do wickedly”
H7561to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
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