2 Tawarikh 22:3-5

22:3 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty, ¹  for his mother gave him evil advice. ²  22:4 He did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord like Ahab’s dynasty because, after his father’s death, they ⁴  gave him advice that led to his destruction. 22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram ⁵  of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria ⁶  at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

[22:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and also he walked in the ways of the house of Ahab.”

[22:3]  ² tn Heb “for his mother was his adviser to do evil.”

[22:4]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:4]  ⁴ tn That is, the members of Ahab’s royal house.

[22:5]  ⁵ sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.

[22:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “Aram” (also in v. 6).