2 Chronicles 21:6
in 2 Chronicles 21And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
KJV
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 21
Commentary
2 notes on this verseHe had the daughter of Ahab to wife - This was Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who was famous for her impieties and cruelty, as was her most profligate mother. It is likely that she was the principal cause of Jehoram’s cruelty and profaneness.
This site's exposition
he married a daughter of Ahab
Jehoram “walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done”. The verse gives the cause: “he married a daughter of Ahab”, Athaliah. The marriage came out of Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab, and it brought Baal worship into Judah at the top.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he walked | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀ | bederekh | in [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| מַלְכֵ֣י | malkhei | [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשׂוּ֙ | ʾasu | they did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אַחְאָ֔ב | ʾachav | Ahab | H256 → | 92 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| אַחְאָ֔ב | ʾachav | Ahab | H256 → | 92 times |
| הָ֥יְתָה | hayetah | she was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לּ֖וֹ | lo | of him | ||
| אִשָּׁ֑ה | ʾishah | wife | H802 → | 781 times |
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָרַ֖ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֥י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיֵּ֜לֶךְand he walked
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀in [the] way of
bederekhH1870 →707 times
מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of
malkheiH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
עָשׂוּ֙they did
ʾasuH6213 →2628 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
אַחְאָ֔בAhab
ʾachavH256 →92 times
כִּ֚יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
אַחְאָ֔בAhab
ʾachavH256 →92 times
הָ֥יְתָהshe was
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
לּ֖וֹof him
lo
אִשָּׁ֑הwife
ʾishahH802 →781 times
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
הָרַ֖עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
בְּעֵינֵ֥יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 8:18And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 8:26
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1–4
Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons.…
- 2 Kings 8:26
Through
2 Chronicles 18:1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 17:5
So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
- 2 Kings 8:18
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the…
- 2 Chronicles 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of…
- 2 Chronicles 17:12
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
- 2 Kings 11:1
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
- 2 Chronicles 17:5
Through
2 Chronicles 22:2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 16:28
And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 16:28
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.
