2 Chronicles 21:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou dost walk in the way of the kings of Israel, and dost cause Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also thy brethren, the house of thy father, who are better than thyself, thou hast slain;

King James Bible
But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, [which were] better than thyself:

Hebrew
but you have walked
וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in the way
בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ (bə·ḏe·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of the kings
מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

and have caused Judah
יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and the people
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yō·šə·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

of Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

to prostitute themselves
וַתַּזְנֶ֤ה (wat·taz·neh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

just as the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Ahab
אַחְאָ֑ב (’aḥ·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet

prostituted itself.
כְּהַזְנ֖וֹת (kə·haz·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

You have also
וְגַ֨ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

killed
הָרָֽגְתָּ׃ (hā·rā·ḡə·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

your brothers,
אַחֶ֧יךָ (’a·ḥe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

your father’s
אָבִ֛יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

family,
בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

who were better
הַטּוֹבִ֥ים (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

than you.
מִמְּךָ֖ (mim·mə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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