2 Chronicles 22:3

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

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 18:1 Historical context

2 Chronicles 18:1 records Jehoshaphat's marriage alliance with Ahab, which led to Athaliah becoming Ahaziah's mother and counselor.

2 Chronicles 24:17 shows Joash listening to wicked princes after Jehoiada's death, another instance of a king led astray by bad counsel.

2 Chronicles 28:2 says Ahaz walked in the ways of Israel's kings, similar to Ahaziah's evil path but without the mother motif.

Deuteronomy 7:3 forbids intermarriage with pagans — Ahaziah's mother Athaliah came from Israel's idolatrous house, violating this command.

Deuteronomy 7:4 warns that such marriages turn children from God — this is exactly what happened when Athaliah encouraged Ahaziah's wickedness.

Deuteronomy 13:6-10 commands not to heed close family who entice to idolatry — here Ahaziah's mother does exactly that, leading him to Ahab's wicked ways.

Matthew 10:37 warns against loving family more than Christ — Ahaziah's obedience to his mother's wicked counsel exemplifies prioritizing family over God.

Matthew 14:8-11 shows Herodias prompting her daughter to demand John's death — a mother inciting evil, just as Ahaziah's mother counsels him to wickedness.

Acts 4:19 Contrast

Acts 4:19 declares obeying God rather than men — Ahaziah's choice to follow his mother's wicked counsel is the opposite, choosing human authority.

2 Kings 8:27 says Ahaziah walked in the way of Ahab's house because he was Ahab's son-in-law, directly paralleling the mother's influence in the main verse.

Psalm 1:1 Contrast

Psalm 1:1 blesses those who avoid wicked counsel, contrasting with Ahaziah who followed his mother's evil advice.

Mark 6:24 Parallel

In Mark 6:24, a mother counsels her daughter to demand John's beheading — both show mothers leading others into wickedness.

1 Kings 22:52 describes Ahaziah of Israel walking in his mother's ways, mirroring the evil counsel from Ahaziah's mother in the main verse.

In Genesis 27:13, Rebekah takes the curse upon herself for her son — a contrast to Ahaziah's mother who counsels wickedness without self-sacrifice.