2 Chronicles 22:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they have been his counsellors, after the death of his father, for destruction to him.

English ASV

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

English Amplified

So he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after his father's death, to his destruction.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after his father's death, to his destruction.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So he did what was evil in the LORD’s sight like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after the death of his father, to his destruction.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah like the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

English EASY 2024

He did things that the Lord said were evil, as Ahab's family had done. Ahab's family became advisors to Ahaziah after his father died, and they caused Ahaziah's death.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Ahaziah did evil in the Lord's sight. That is what Ahab's family did. Ahab's family gave advice to Ahaziah after Ahaziah's father died. They gave Ahaziah bad advice that led to his death.

He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He sinned against the Lord, because after his father's death other members of King Ahab's family became his advisers, and they led to his downfall.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He did what the Lord considered evil, as Ahab's family had done. After his father died, they advised him to do what Ahab's family had done. They did this to destroy him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So he did what was evil in the LORD's sight like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after the death of his father, to his destruction.

English KJV 1611

Wherefore 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.

English LSB

And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And he also did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they served as his counselors after his father Jehoram died, which led to his destruction.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

To his own destruction, he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab, since they were his counselors after the death of his father.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He did evil in the sight of the LORD like Ahab’s dynasty because, after his father’s death, they gave him advice that led to his destruction.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, just as the family of Ahab had done. After Ahaziah's father died, the members of Ahab's family became his advisers. That's what destroyed him.

English NIV

He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father's death they became his advisers, to his undoing.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Ahab had done. After the death of his father, members of Ahab's family became his advisers, and they led him to ruin.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done; for after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his ruin.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done; for after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

God also considered him evil, related by both marriage and sin to the Ahab clan. After the death of his father, he attended the sin school of Ahab, and graduated with a degree in doom.

English Tyndale 1537

Wherefore he did that displeased the LORD like to the house of Ahab, for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.