2 Chronicles Chapter 22 Back Next{22:1} The inhabitants of
Jerusalem made
Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the
Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of
Jehoram king of
Judah reigned.
{22:2} Forty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
{22:3} He also walked in the ways of the house of
Ahab; for his mother was his
counselor to do wickedly.
{22:4} He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the
death of his
father, to his destruction.
{22:5} 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 Ramoth Gilead: and the Syrians wounded
Joram.
{22:6} He returned to be healed in
Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
{22:7} Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went to Joram: for when he had come, he went out with Jehoram against
Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had
anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
{22:8} It happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the
brothers of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and killed them.
{22:9} He sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and killed him; and they buried him, for they said, "He is the son of
Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his
heart." The house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.
{22:10} Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal seed of the house of Judah.
{22:11} But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took
Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the
bedroom. 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 didn't kill him.
{22:12} He was with them hidden in God's house six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
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