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2 Kings 8:27
And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Ahaziah’s one-year reign and moral character immediately after identifying his mother Athaliah as an Omride princess.
The words — `וַ/יֵּ֗לֶךְ (va/i.Ye.lekh)` translates literally as "and he walked," while `בֵּ֣ית (beit)` means "house of," framing his conduct as a continuous path inherited from a specific lineage.
The thread — This pattern of royal imitation appears in 2 Kings 8:18 regarding Jehoram and is reinforced in 2 Chronicles 22:3, which notes his mother’s active role in his wickedness.
Why it lands — The text states that dynastic alliance directly dictates a king’s covenant conduct, requiring the reader to acknowledge that political kinship overrides independent religious reform.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3 Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?