2 Chronicles 22:4
in 2 Chronicles 22And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab,.... See 2Ki 8:27. for they were his counsellors, after the death of his father, to his destruction; both of soul and body; for they gave him bad advice, both in religious and civil things; these were some of the family or court of the king of Israel, that his mother sent for after his father's death to be of his council.
This site's exposition
his mother was his counselor
on 2 Chronicles 22:3-6
The march to Ramoth-gilead and the wound Joram carries back to Jezreel repeat the account of 2 Kings 8:28-29. Chronicles adds the cause: “his mother was his counselor in wickedness”. Verse 4 names the house of Ahab as the counselors who worked his destruction “after the death of his father”.
This site's exposition
to his destruction they were his counselors
Gill suggests that these counselors came from the court of Israel, sent for by Athaliah after Jehoram died, and that their advice ruined the king. Matthew Henry notes that they drew the young king into Joram's war at Ramoth-gilead, the first step toward his death.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Those that debauch young men destroy them. It was bad enough that they exposed him to the sword of the Syrians, drawing him in to join with Joram king of Israel in an expedition to Ramoth-Gilead, where Joram was wounded, an expedition that was not for his honour.
I am apprehensive that they looked upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers, to be altogether such a one as these Baalim, and them to be as great and as good as he, nay, upon one account, more eligible inasmuch as these Baalim encouraged in their worshippers all manner of lewdness and sensuality, which the God of Israel strictly forbade.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֧עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָרַ֛ע | hara' | the evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֥י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כְּבֵ֣ית | keveit | like [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אַחְאָ֑ב | ʾachav | Ahab | H256 → | 92 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הֵ֜מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| הָֽיוּ־ | hayu- | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | of him | ||
| יֽוֹעֲצִ֗ים | yoatzim | counselors | H3289 → | 79 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֛י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| מ֥וֹת | mot | [the] death of | H4194 → | 156 times |
| אָבִ֖יו | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית | lemashchit | to destruction | H4889 → | |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | of him |
וַיַּ֧עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
הָרַ֛עthe evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
בְּעֵינֵ֥יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כְּבֵ֣יתlike [the] house of
keveitH1004 →2046 times
אַחְאָ֑בAhab
ʾachavH256 →92 times
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הֵ֜מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
הָֽיוּ־they were
hayu-H1961 →3559 times
ל֣וֹof him
lo
יֽוֹעֲצִ֗יםcounselors
yoatzimH3289 →79 times
אַחֲרֵ֛יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
מ֥וֹת[the] death of
motH4194 →156 times
אָבִ֖יוfather his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
לְמַשְׁחִ֥יתto destruction
lemashchitH4889 →
לֽוֹ׃of him
lo
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
Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Proverbs 15:31
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–18
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- Psalms 119:63
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
Through
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Ephesians 5:11
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.