2 Kings 8:18 Lexicon: He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
He walked	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (vai·ye·lech)	1980: to go, come, walk	a prim. root
in the way	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (be·de·rech)	1870: way, road, distance, journey, manner	from darak
of the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·chei)	4428: king	from an unused word
of Israel,	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yis·ra·'el)	3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.	from sarah and el
just		3512c: according as, as, when	from a preposition prefix and asher
as the house	בֵּ֣ית (beit)	1004: a house	a prim. root
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֔ב (ach·'av,)	256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophet	from ach and ab
had done,	עָשׂוּ֙ (a·su)	6213a: do, make	a prim. root
for the daughter	בַּת־ (bat-)	1323: daughter	from ben
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֔ב (ach·'av,)	256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophet	from ach and ab
became	הָֽיְתָה־ (ha·ye·tah-)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
his wife;	לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (le·'i·shah;)	802: woman, wife, female	from an unused word
and he did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (vai·ya·'as)	6213a: do, make	a prim. root
evil	הָרַ֖ע (ha·ra)	7451a: bad, evil	from the same as roa
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֥י (be·'ei·nei)	5869: an eye	of uncertain derivation
of the LORD.	יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah

KJV Lexicon

And he walked
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)

in the way
derek (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

of the kings
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.

of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.

as did
`asah (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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 the daughter
bath (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.

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.

was his wife
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman

and 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.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight.

International Standard Version
He lived his life like the kings of Israel did, following the example of Ahab's household when he married Ahab's daughter and practiced what was evil in the LORD's presence.

NET Bible
He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab's dynasty had done, for he married Ahab's daughter. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as Ahab's family had done, because his wife was Ahab's daughter. So he did what the LORD considered evil.

King James 2000 Bible
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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