The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 22:3 Explained

2 Chronicles 22:3

KJV: He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.

YLT: he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.

Darby: He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

ASV: He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He also walked  in the ways  of the house  of Ahab:  for his mother  was his counsellor  to do wickedly. 

What does 2 Chronicles 22:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 22

1  Ahaziah succeeding, reigns wickedly
5  in his confederacy with Joram, the son of Ahab, he is slain by Jehu
10  Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, save Joash, usurps the kingdom

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 22:3 mean?

Also He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab for his mother was advised him to do wickedly
גַּם־ ה֣וּא הָלַ֔ךְ בְּדַרְכֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֥י אִמּ֛וֹ הָיְתָ֥ה יֽוֹעַצְתּ֖וֹ לְהַרְשִֽׁיעַ

גַּם־  Also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
הָלַ֔ךְ  walked 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְּדַרְכֵ֖י  in  the  ways 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common plural construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
בֵּ֣ית  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אַחְאָ֑ב  of  Ahab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְאָב 
Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
אִמּ֛וֹ  his  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
יֽוֹעַצְתּ֖וֹ  advised  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
לְהַרְשִֽׁיעַ  to  do  wickedly 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: רָשַׁע  
Sense: to be wicked, act wickedly.