2 Chronicles 22:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after his father's death, leading to his ruin.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore, he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, leading to his destruction.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he did{H6213} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of Jehovah,{H3068} as did the house{H1004} of Ahab;{H256} for they were his counsellors{H3289} after{H310} the death{H4194} of his father,{H1} to his destruction.{H4889}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore he did{H6213}{(H8799)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} like the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}: for they were his counsellors{H3289}{(H8802)} after{H310} the death{H4194} of his father{H1} to his destruction{H4889}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore dyd he euell in ye sighte of the LORDE, euen as ye house of Achab: for they were his councell geuers after his fathers death, to destroye him, and he walked after their councell.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore he did euill in the sight of the Lorde, like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father, to his destruction.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore he dyd that which was euyll in the sight of the Lord, as dyd they that were of the house of Ahab: for they were his counselers after the death of his father, to his destruction.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they have been his counsellors, after the death of his father, for destruction to him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He did evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab’s dynasty because, after his father’s death, they gave him advice that led to his destruction.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
  • Prov 19:27 : 27 Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
  • 2 Chr 24:17-18 : 17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and bowed before the king, and the king listened to their advice. 18 They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and started worshiping the Asherah poles and idols. As a result, God's wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt.
  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
  • Prov 12:5 : 5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 22:3
    86%

    3 He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him to do evil.

  • 2 Chr 22:5
    80%

    5 Following their counsel, he went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-Gilead, where the Arameans wounded Jehoram.

  • 1 Kgs 22:52-53
    2 verses
    79%

    52 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.

    53 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and followed the ways of his father, his mother, and Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 8:27
    79%

    27 He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD, like the house of Ahab had done, since he was related by marriage to the house of Ahab.

  • 2 Kgs 8:18
    76%

    18 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had married Ahab's daughter. He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 21:6
    75%

    6 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he had married a daughter of Ahab. So he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 23:32
    74%

    32 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done.

  • 2 Kgs 15:9
    74%

    9 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which caused Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 3:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and mother; he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

    3 However, he continued in the sins of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he clung to those sins and did not turn away from them.

  • 2 Kgs 21:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

    21 Amon walked in all the ways his father had walked; he served and worshipped the idols his father had worshipped.

    22 He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 23:37
    74%

    37 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done.

  • 2 Chr 21:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 Then Jehoram received a letter from the prophet Elijah, which said, "This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: Because you have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah..."

    13 But you followed the ways of the kings of Israel and led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, just as the house of Ahab led people into idolatry. You even killed your brothers, the members of your father's family, who were better than you.

  • 2 Kgs 15:24
    73%

    24 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  • 2 Kgs 21:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the people of Israel.

    3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, set up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the host of heaven and served them.

  • 2 Kgs 15:28
    73%

    28 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  • 2 Kgs 13:2
    73%

    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel to sin, and he did not turn away from them.

  • 2 Chr 33:2
    72%

    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, following the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 13:11
    72%

    11 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel to sin; he continued in them.

  • 2 Chr 20:35
    72%

    35 Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.

  • 1 Kgs 21:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25 There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.

    26 He acted in the most detestable way by following idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 14:24
    72%

    24 He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel into sin.

  • 2 Kgs 14:5
    71%

    5 When the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father the king.

  • 1 Kgs 15:26
    71%

    26 He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the ways of his father, committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

  • 2 Kgs 24:9
    71%

    9 He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father had done.

  • 1 Kgs 16:30-31
    2 verses
    71%

    30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, more than all who were before him.

    31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.

  • 1 Kgs 15:34
    71%

    34 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the way of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit.

  • 1 Kgs 15:3
    71%

    3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

  • 2 Kgs 16:3
    71%

    3 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and even sacrificed his son in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

  • 2 Chr 28:2
    70%

    2 Instead, he followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and he even made cast images for the Baals.

  • 1 Kgs 12:8
    70%

    8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders who had counseled him and instead consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

  • 2 Chr 22:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 While Jehu was carrying out judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the officials of Judah and the relatives of Ahaziah, who were serving him, and he killed them.

    9 Jehu then searched for Ahaziah, and they captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and put him to death. However, they buried him, for they said, 'He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart.' And there was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to retain the kingdom.

  • 2 Kgs 17:2
    70%

    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who came before him.

  • 2 Chr 10:8
    70%

    8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

  • 2 Kgs 15:18
    70%

    18 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. During all his days, he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

  • 1 Kgs 22:40
    69%

    40 So Ahab rested with his ancestors, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 16:26
    69%

    26 He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.

  • 2 Chr 33:22
    69%

    22 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshipped and served all the carved images that his father Manasseh had made.

  • 2 Chr 34:2
    69%

    2 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, walking in the ways of his forefather David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

  • 1 Kgs 21:22
    69%

    22 I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and have caused Israel to sin.'

  • 2 Chr 25:3
    69%

    3 When his kingdom was firmly established, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father, the king.