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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 LORD.

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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, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he walkedH1980 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhin [the] way ofH1870 →
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
עָשׂוּ֙'a.Suthey didH6213 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvAhabH256 →
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
אַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvAhabH256 →
הָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-she becameH1961 →
לּ֖וֹloof him
לְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.Shah<into> a wifeH802 →
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213 →
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451 →
בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

The walk

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2 Kings 8:26Ahaziah 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.1 Kings 22:44Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.2 Chronicles 17:4but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.2 Chronicles 22:1–4Then 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. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.Nehemiah 13:25–26I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!2 Kings 21:13I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.1 Kings 22:52–53And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.2 Kings 21:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu 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 the LORD is upon you.2 Kings 3:2–3And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.Deuteronomy 7:3–4Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,Genesis 6:1–5Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,2 Kings 9:7–8And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.1 Kings 11:1–5King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.1 Kings 21:25(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.2 Chronicles 21:6And 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.2 Chronicles 18:1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.Micah 6:16You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”

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