2 Chronicles 21:6 BSB

2 Chronicles 21:6

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 LORD.

BSB

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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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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He 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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he walked	H1980 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀	be.De.rekh	in [the] way of	H1870 →
מַלְכֵ֣י	mal.Khei	[the] kings of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
עָשׂוּ֙	'a.Su	they did	H6213 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
אַחְאָ֔ב	'ach.'Av	Ahab	H256 →
כִּ֚י	ki	for	H3588 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
אַחְאָ֔ב	'ach.'Av	Ahab	H256 →
הָ֥יְתָה	Ha.ye.tah	she was	H1961 →
לּ֖וֹ	lo	of him
אִשָּׁ֑ה	'i.Shah	wife	H802 →
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
הָרַ֖ע	ha.Ra'	the evil	H7451 →
בְּעֵינֵ֥י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H256ʾachavAhab92×

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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…
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 independent 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.…
Through
2 Chronicles 18:1
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
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.
Through
2 Chronicles 22:2
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.
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.