2 Chronicles 21:6

“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.”

"And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD." - 2 Chronicles 21:6
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What does 2 Chronicles 21:6 mean?

2 Chronicles 21:6 (KJV) reads: "And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord." This verse is from the Old Testament and is part of the narrative…

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The Peril of Unequally Yoked: A Reflection on 2 Chronicles 21:6

In the heart of the biblical narrative in 2 Chronicles, we encounter King Jehoram of Judah, a ruler whose choices reverberated through his reign and beyond. The verse states, "And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Righteousness

O Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart weighed down by the heavy truths found in Your Word, particularly in 2 Chronicles 21:6: "And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of…

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2 Chronicles 21:6 - "And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 21:9
2 Chronicles 20:21
1 Chronicles 21:6 - "But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab."
2 Chronicles 6:21 - "Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive."
1 Chronicles 6:21 - "Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son."
2 Chronicles 6:13
2 Chronicles 4:21 - "And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;"
2 Chronicles 21:18 - "¶ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease."
2 Chronicles 6:2 - "But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever."
1 Chronicles 6:2 - "And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel."
2 Kings 15:21 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Chronicles 24:21 - "And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 23:21 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."
2 Chronicles 21:8 - "¶ In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king."
2 Chronicles 21:2 - "And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel."
2 Chronicles 6:6 - "But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel."
2 Chronicles 11:6 - "He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,"
2 Chronicles 13:21 - "¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters."
2 Chronicles 21:16 - "¶ Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:"
2 Kings 21:25 - "Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
"But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab." - 1 Chronicles 21:6
2 Chronicles 6:35 - "Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause."
2 Chronicles 33:21 - "¶ Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 3:6 - "And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim."
2 Chronicles 12:6 - "Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous."
2 Chronicles 21:5 - "¶ Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 21:14 - "Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:"
1 Chronicles 2:6 - "And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all."