2 Chronicles 22:5

5 He also followed their advice, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.

2 Chronicles 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 5,6. He walked also after their counsel
Did as they advised him, as in matters of religion, so in political things, of which there is an instance in this and the next verse; of which (See Gill on 2 Kings 8:28). (See Gill on 2 Kings 8:29).

2 Chronicles 22:5 In-Context

3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly.
4 Therefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
5 He also followed their advice, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
6 Then he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
7 His going to Joram was God's occasion for Ahaziah's downfall; for when he arrived, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Also spelled Joram (compare 2 Chronicles 22:5, 7; 2 Kings 8:28; and elsewhere)
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