- he had:
- "Now Jehoshaphatª had¹ richesª and honourª in abundance,ª and joined affinityª° with Ahab.ª" {2Ch 18:1} + "Fortyª and twoª yearsª oldª [was] Ahaziahª when he began to reign,ª° and he reignedª° oneª yearª in Jerusalem.ª His mother'sª nameª also [was] Athaliahª the daughterª of Omri.ª" {2Ch 22:2} + "And he walked²°¹ in the wayª of the kingsª of Israel,ª as¹ didª° the houseª of Ahab:ª for¹ the daughterª of Ahabª was¹ his wife:ª and he didª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 8:18} + "And I contendedª° with¹ them, and cursedª° them, and smoteª° certain²¹ of¹ them, and plucked off their hair,ª° and made them swearª° by God,ª [saying], Ye shall not¹ giveª° your daughtersª unto their sons,ª nor¹ takeª° their daughtersª¹ unto your sons,ª or for yourselves. ... Did not¹ Solomonª kingª of Israelª sinª° by¹ these things?¹ yet among manyª nationsª was¹ there no¹ kingª like him,¹ who was¹ belovedª° of his God,ª and Godª madeª° him kingª over¹ all¹ Israel:ª nevertheless¹ even him² did outlandishª womenª cause to sin.ª°" {Neh 13:25-26}
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