Discovery Box2 Chronicles 11:16 
Context11:16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem 1 to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. 2
2 Chronicles 21:6
Context21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. 3 He did evil in the sight of 4 the Lord.
2 Chronicles 21:12
Context21:12 Jehoram 5 received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You 6 have not followed in the footsteps 7 of your father Jehoshaphat and of 8 King Asa of Judah,
2 Chronicles 22:5
Context22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram 9 of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria 10 at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.
1 tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the
2 tn Heb “fathers.”
3 tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”
4 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
6 tn Heb “Because you…” In the Hebrew text this lengthy sentence is completed in vv. 14-15. Because of its length and complexity (and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences), the translation has divided it up into several English sentences.
7 tn Heb “walked in the ways.”
8 tn Heb “in the ways of.”
9 sn Jehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6-7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.
