2 Raja-raja 8:18

8:18 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ¹  He did evil in the sight of ²  the Lord.

2 Raja-raja 8:27

8:27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family. ⁴ 

2 Raja-raja 13:2

13:2 He did evil in the sight of ⁵  the Lord. He continued in ⁶  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins. ⁷ 

2 Raja-raja 13:11

13:11 He did evil in the sight of ⁸  the Lord. He did not repudiate ⁹  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins. ¹⁰ 

2 Raja-raja 15:18

15:18 He did evil in the sight of ¹¹  the Lord; he did not repudiate ¹²  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin. ¹³ 

During his reign,

2 Raja-raja 21:2

21:2 He did evil in the sight of ¹⁴  the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations ¹⁵  whom the Lord drove out from before the Israelites.

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[8:27]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[8:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for he was a relative by marriage of the house of Ahab.” For this use of חֲתַן (khatan), normally “son-in-law,” see HALOT 365 s.v. חָתָן. Ahab was Ahaziah’s grandfather on his mother’s side.

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[13:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “walked after.”

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “he did not turn aside from it.”

[13:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[13:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “turn away from all.”

[13:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in it he walked.”

[15:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[15:18]  ¹² tn Heb “turn away from.”

[15:18]  ¹³ tc The MT of v. 18 ends with the words, “all his days.” If this phrase is taken with what precedes, then one should translate, “[who encouraged Israel to sin] throughout his reign.” However, it may be preferable to emend the text to בְיֹמָיו (bÿyomav), “in his days,” and join the phrase to what follows. The translation assumes this change.

[21:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “like the abominable practices of the nations.”