2 Kings 8:18 meaning and explanation
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Kings 8:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, became king of Judah, and the narrator judges him by the standard Kings applies to every ruler. His marriage to a daughter of Ahab bound Judah's throne to the northern dynasty that promoted Baal worship, and the text names that alliance as the reason he did evil in the LORD's sight.
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