And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And he walked in the way of the king's of Israel, as did the house of Ahab,.... Imitated them in idolatry:
for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; whose name was Athaliah, Kg2 8:26, and by her he was…
The passage is parenthetic, resuming the history of the kingdom of Judah from 1Ki 22:50. 2Ki 8:16 The opening words are - “In the fifth year of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, and of Jehoshaphat,…
Adam Clarke
The daughter of Ahab was his wife - This was the infamous Athaliah; and through this marriage Jehoshaphat and Ahab were confederates; and this friendship was continued after Ahab's death.
We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note, 1. Parents cannot…
Cambridge Bible
as did the house of Ahab Jehoshaphat's friendship and alliance with Ahab's house brought the ways of Israel into the kingdom of Judah.
the daughter of Ahab i.e. Athaliah, who, after the death of…
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