Discovery Box2 Kings 8:18 
Context8:18 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. 1 He did evil in the sight of 2 the Lord.
2 Kings 8:26-27
Context8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. 3 His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter 4 of King Omri of Israel. 8:27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of 5 the Lord, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family. 6
1 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.”
2 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
4 tn Hebrew בַּת (bat), “daughter,” can refer, as here to a granddaughter. See HALOT 166 s.v. בַּת.
5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
6 tn Heb “and he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the
