27And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
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And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. …
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-29)As among common persons there are some that we call little men , who make no figure, are little regarded, as less valued, so among kings there are some whom, in comparison with others, we may call little kings . This Ahaziah was one of these; he looks mean in the history, and in God’s account vile, because wicked. It is too plain an evidence of the affinity between Jehoshaphat and Ahab that they h…
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