2 Kings 8:27 - Exposition

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab. Compare what is said of Ahaziah of Israel in 1 Kings 22:52 , 1 Kings 22:53 , and of Jehoram of Judah in the present chapter ( 1 Kings 22:18 ). What is specially intended is that Ahaziah kept up the Baal-worship introduced by his father into Judah. 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 ; literally, for he was related by marriage to the house of Ahab . צתן is any relation by marriage, not "son-in-law" in particular (see Exodus 3:1 , and the comment on the place).