Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil
1 Kings 22:51-53
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1 K.22.51 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- יהושפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עם: PREP
- אבתיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3s
- ויקבר: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
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- בעיר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- דוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
- וימלך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהורם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- תחתיו: PREP+PRON,3,m,sg
Parallels
- 2 Chronicles 21:1 (verbal): Direct parallel in Chronicles: repeats the same closing formula — ‘slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.’
- 1 Kings 11:43 (structural): Same royal death-and-succession formula applied to Solomon: ‘slept with his fathers… and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead,’ showing the standard narrative closing for a king’s reign.
- 1 Kings 2:10 (verbal): David’s death formula: ‘David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David’ — the same language and burial motif used for Judah’s kings.
- 2 Chronicles 9:31 (verbal): Chronicles’ parallel to Solomon’s death: repeats the ‘rested with his fathers / buried in the city of David’ wording, illustrating the chronicler’s use of the standard burial formula for Israel/Judah’s monarchs.
Alternative generated candidates
- Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers; they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, his father. And Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
- Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers; they buried him with his fathers in the City of David his father. And Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
1 K.22.52 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחאב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- על: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
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- על: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שנתים: NOUN,f,du,abs
Parallels
- 2 Kings 1:2 (thematic): Begins the narrative concerning Ahaziah son of Ahab—his accident in the upper chamber at Samaria and ensuing sickness—continuing the events of his brief two-year reign.
- 2 Kings 1:17 (thematic): Reports Ahaziah's death as foretold by Elijah, thereby bringing his two-year reign to its end; a direct narrative resolution to the reign noted in 1 Kings 22:52.
- 1 Kings 16:29 (structural): Introduces Ahab son of Omri (Ahaziah's father) and the Omride dynasty in Samaria, providing dynastic context for Ahaziah's accession and rule.
- 1 Kings 22:53 (verbal): Immediate parallel verse that follows 22:52, stating that Ahaziah did evil in the sight of the LORD like his father and mother and served Baal—echoing the characterization of his reign.
- 2 Chronicles 20:35-37 (allusion): Records Jehoshaphat's later alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel (son of Ahab) in a maritime venture, linking the two kings and corroborating the synchronism between their reigns.
Alternative generated candidates
- Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
- Ahaziah son of Ahab reigned over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
1 K.22.53 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויעש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- הרע: ADJ,m,sg,def
- בעיני: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
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- ובדרך: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,const
- ירבעם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- נבט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- החטיא: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Kings 15:25 (verbal): Nadab is said to have ‘done evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father’ and in the sin that made Israel sin — nearly identical wording and judgment.
- 1 Kings 15:34 (verbal): Baasha is likewise described as doing evil and walking ‘in the way of Jeroboam,’ using the same formula that condemns kings for imitating Jeroboam’s sin.
- 1 Kings 12:28-30 (thematic): The account of Jeroboam’s establishment of the golden calves explains the specific ‘sin of Jeroboam’ referenced here — the false worship that caused Israel to sin.
- 2 Kings 17:21-23 (thematic): A summary statement of Israel’s persistent sin — ‘they walked in the ways of Jeroboam’ — showing the long-term consequence of that pattern and framing the recurring royal condemnation.
Alternative generated candidates
- He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he walked in the ways of his father and in the ways of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
- He did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, his father. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He reigned over Israel two years.
He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he walked in the ways of his father and in the ways of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.