en_tn/1ki/22/51.md

# he reigned two years

"he reigned 2 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# what was evil in the sight of Yahweh

Yahweh's opinion regarding something is spoken of as if Yahweh were seeing that thing. AT: "what Yahweh considered to be evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# walked in the way of his father, in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat

A person's behavior is spoken of as if that person were walking along a path. AT: "did the same things that his father, mother, and Jeroboam son of Nebat had done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# led Israel to sin

Here the word "Israel" refers to the ten northern tribes that made up the kingdom of Israel.

# He served Baal and worshiped him

The words "served" and "worshiped" mean basically the same thing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# the God of Israel

Here the word "Israel" refers to all of the twelve tribes descended from Jacob.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reign]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofisrael]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jeroboam]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/baal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry]]