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# walked in the ways
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This is an idiom that means he followed their example. See how you translated this in [2 Chronicles 20:32](../20/31.md). AT: "followed the example" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the house of Ahab was doing
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the descendants of Ahab. AT: "the descendants of Ahab were doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# he had Ahab's daughter as his wife
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"he had married a daughter of Ahab"
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# in the sight of Yahweh
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The sight of Yahweh represents his judgment or evaluation. AT: "as Yahweh judged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the house of David
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The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 3:18](../../jer/03/17.md). AT: "the kingdom of Judah" or "the people of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# he had promised that he would always give life to him and his descendants
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"he had promised that David's descendants would always be the ones who ruled Judah." This was the covenant that Yahweh made with David.
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# always give life to him and his descendants
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"always cause him and his descendants to live" or "never destroy him and his descendants"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ahab]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]] |