The Meaning of 2 Kings 8:27 Explained

2 Kings 8:27

KJV: And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.

YLT: and he walketh in the way of the house of Ahab, and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for he is son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

Darby: And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

ASV: And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 8:27?

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What is the context of 2 Kings 8:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as [did] the house of Ahab: for he [was] the son in law of the house of Ahab.

What does 2 Kings 8:27 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 8:16-29 - Athaliah's Wicked Husband And Sons

Jehoram's history furnishes a terrible example of how an ill-marriage may mar a man's life. He had a good father, but a bad wife, and the latter more strongly influenced him than the former, 2 Chronicles 21:6. The fuller story of Jehoram's reign, and the apparent extinction of the royal family, is told in 2 Chronicles 22:1-12. But notice especially 2 Kings 8:19. The lamp was kept burning for David's sake, Psalms 132:17. Surely the grace of God can keep that same lamp burning in the hearts of our children. A lamp, as we learned from the Chicago fire, may make a very great conflagration.

Ahaziah followed in the steps of his parents. What could be expected from the training of such a mother! Misled by her, he followed the dreary steps of Ahab. The close intimacy between the two houses led to alliance in war and a common fate. Little did Jehoshaphat realize all the evil that would result from his dealings with Ahab, 1 Kings 22:4. The story told in these pages is sad reading, but through it all God's purpose moves on. See Matthew 1:8. As a water-lily grows from a muddy bottom, so the pure life of Christ came, on the human side, out of this family. God's purpose shall finally emerge from this present strife in a further revelation of the Son of man. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 8

¹ The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine,
⁵ for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king
⁷ Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him
¹⁶ Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah
²⁰ Edom and Libnah revolt
²³ Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram
²⁵ Ahaziah's wicked reign
²⁸ He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 8:27 mean?

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of Yahweh like the house of Ahab for the son-in-law of the house of Ahab he [was]

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֛י חֲתַ֥ן בֵּית־ אַחְאָ֖ב הֽוּא

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ	And he walked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙	in the way
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
בֵּ֣ית	of the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אַחְאָ֔ב	of Ahab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַחְאָב Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ	and 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.
חֲתַ֥ן	the son-in-law
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חָתָן Sense: son-in-law, daughter’s husband, bridegroom, husband.
בֵּית־	of the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אַחְאָ֖ב	of Ahab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַחְאָב Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
הֽוּא	he [was]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.

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