The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 22:4 Explained

2 Chronicles 22:4

KJV: 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.

YLT: And he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they have been his counsellors, after the death of his father, for destruction to him.

Darby: And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah like the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

ASV: And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wherefore he did  evil  in the sight  of the LORD  like the house  of Ahab:  for they were his counsellors  after  the death  of his father  to his destruction. 

What does 2 Chronicles 22:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 22

1  Ahaziah succeeding, reigns wickedly
5  in his confederacy with Joram, the son of Ahab, he is slain by Jehu
10  Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, save Joash, usurps the kingdom

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 22:4 mean?

Therefore he did evil in the sight of Yahweh like the house of Ahab for they were his counselors after the death of his father to destruction his
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּי־ הֵ֜מָּה הָֽיוּ־ ל֣וֹ יֽוֹעֲצִ֗ים אַחֲרֵ֛י מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ  Therefore  he  did 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הָרַ֛ע  evil 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כְּבֵ֣ית  like  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אַחְאָ֑ב  of  Ahab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְאָב 
Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
ל֣וֹ  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
יֽוֹעֲצִ֗ים  counselors 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
אַחֲרֵ֛י  after 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
מ֥וֹת  the  death 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
אָבִ֖יו  of  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית  to  destruction 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַשְׁחִית  
Sense: ruin, destruction.
לֽוֹ  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular