2And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
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And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. …
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Jehoram, the son of Ahab, and brother of Ahaziah, is here upon the throne of Israel; and, though he was but a bad man, yet two commendable things are here recorded of him:— I. That he removed his father’s idols. He did evil in many things, but not like his father Ahab or his mother Jezebel, 2 Kgs. 3:2. Bad he was, but not so bad, so overmuch wicked , as Solomon speaks, Eccl. 7:17. Perhaps Jehoshap…
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