He alsowalkedin the waysof the houseof Ahab,for his motherwas his counselorto dowickedly.
He walkedin the wayof the houseof Ahaband didevilin the sightof the LORD,like the houseof Ahab[had done], becausehe was a son-in-lawof the houseof Ahab.
Ahaziah[was] twenty-twoyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedoneyearin Jerusalem.And his mother'snamewas Athaliah,the granddaughterof Omri.
He didevilin the sightof the LORDlike the houseof Ahab,for they were his counselorsafterthe deathof his father,to his destruction.
But afterthe deathof Jehoiadathe officialsof Judahcameand boweddownto the king,and the kinglistenedto them.
For the sonsof the wickedAthaliahhad brokeninto the houseof Godand evenusedthe holythingsof the houseof the LORDfor the Baals.
But he walkedin the waysof the kingsof Israel;he alsomademoltenimagesfor the Baals.
"But not onehas done[so] who has a remnantof the Spirit.And whatdid [that] one[do] while he was seekinga godlyoffspring?Takeheedthen to your spirit,and let noone dealtreacherouslyagainst the wifeof your youth.
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
But Peterand Johnansweredand saidto them, "Whetherit is rightin the sightof Godto give heedto you ratherthanto God,you be the judge;
