2 Raja-raja 8:27

8:27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family. ² 

2 Raja-raja 17:17

17:17 They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, ³  and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry. ⁴ 

[8:27]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[8:27]  ² 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.

[17:17]  ³ sn See the note at 2 Kgs 16:3.

[17:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “they sold themselves to doing what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, angering him.”