On the “evil” done by Ahab, see especially 1 Kings 16:30–34. Warned by the fate of his brother (see the note on 2 Kings 1:4…

Wrought evil. — He did evil in the eyes, and so on; that is, he maintained the illicit worship of the bullock at Bethel (…

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord Was guilty of idolatry:

but not like his father, and like his…

Jehoram took warning from God's judgment and put away the image of Baal, yet he maintained the worship of the calves. Those do not truly repent or …