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27 He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of[a] the Lord, as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he was related to Ahab’s family.[b]

28 He joined Ahab’s son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram. 29 King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians[c] in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit[d] Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.

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  1. 2 Kings 8:27 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
  2. 2 Kings 8:27 tn Heb “and he walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for he was a relative by marriage of the house of Ahab.” For this use of חֲתַן (khatan), normally “son-in-law,” see HALOT 365 s.v. חָתָן. Ahab was Ahaziah’s grandfather on his mother’s side.
  3. 2 Kings 8:29 tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”
  4. 2 Kings 8:29 tn Heb “to see.”

27 He followed the ways of the house of Ahab(A) and did evil(B) in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was related by marriage to Ahab’s family.

28 Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead.(C) The Arameans wounded Joram; 29 so King Joram returned to Jezreel(D) to recover from the wounds the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramoth[a] in his battle with Hazael(E) king of Aram.

Then Ahaziah(F) son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because he had been wounded.

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  1. 2 Kings 8:29 Hebrew Ramah, a variant of Ramoth