2 Chronicles 22:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He didוַיַּ֧עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evilהָרַ֛ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
like the houseכְּבֵ֣ית
(ke·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Ahab,אַחְאָ֑ב
(ach·'av;)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
for they were his counselorsיֹֽועֲצִ֗ים
(yo·v·'a·tzim)
3289: to advise, counsela prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵ֛י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the deathמֹ֥ות
(mo·vt)
4194: deathfrom muth
of his father,אָבִ֖יו
(a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
to his destruction.לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית
(le·mash·chit)
4889: ruin, destructionfrom shachath


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore he did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
like the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Ahab
'Ach'ab  (akh-awb')
brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon -- Ahab.
for they were his counsellors
ya`ats  (yaw-ats')
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve -- advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
of his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
to his destruction
mashchiyth  (mash-kheeth')
destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption) -- corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, utterly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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, to his destruction.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he did what was evil in the LORD's sight like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after the death of his father, to his destruction.

International Standard Version
So he practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just like Ahab's dynasty had done, because after his father died, he was given advice that resulted in his destruction.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did what the LORD considered evil, as Ahab's family had done. After his father died, they advised him to do what Ahab's family had done. They did this to destroy him.

King James 2000 Bible
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, to his destruction.
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