“1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king
in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the
camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of
Judah reigned. 2 Forty and two years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to
reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also
[was] Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the
house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4
Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab:
for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his
destruction. 5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram
the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at
Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be
healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah,
when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram
king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel,
because he was sick. 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by
coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against
Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house
of Ahab. 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment
upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of
the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And
he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and
brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him:
Because, said they, he [is] the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD
with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still
the kingdom.”
“10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead,
she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But
Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah,
and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him
and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king
Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of
Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was
with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over
the land.” (2 Chronicles 22:1-12 AV)
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