2 Chronicles 22

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 8:25–29)

1Then the peopleH3427 of JerusalemH3389 made AhaziahH274, the youngestH6996 sonH1121 of Jehoram, kingH4427 in his placeH8478, sinceH3588 the raidersH1416 who had comeH935 into the campH4264 with the ArabsH61631 had killedH2026 allH3605 the older sonsH7223. So AhaziahH274 sonH1121 of JehoramH3088 became kingH4427H4428 of JudahH3063. 2AhaziahH274 was twenty-twoH705H81472 years oldH1121H8141 when he became kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 in JerusalemH3389 oneH259 yearH8141. His mother’sH517 nameH8034 was AthaliahH6271, the granddaughterH1323 of OmriH6018.

3AhaziahH1931 alsoH1571 walkedH1980 in the waysH1870 of the houseH1004 of AhabH256, forH3588 his motherH517H1961 was his counselorH3289 in wickednessH7561. 4And he didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068, as the houseH1004 of AhabH256 had done, forH3588 to his destructionH4889 theyH1992 wereH1961 his counselorsH3289 afterH310 the deathH4194 of his fatherH1.

5Ahaziah alsoH1571 followedH1980 their counselH6098 and wentH1980 withH854 JoramH3088 sonH1121 of AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 to fightH4421 againstH5921 HazaelH2371 kingH4428 of AramH758 at Ramoth-gileadH7418H1568. But the ArameansH74213 woundedH5221 JoramH3141.4 6So he returnedH7725 to JezreelH3157 to recoverH7495 fromH3588 the woundsH4347 they had inflicted on himH5221 at RamahH74145 when he foughtH3898 againstH854 HazaelH2371 kingH4428 of AramH758. Then AhaziahH58386 sonH1121 of JehoramH3088 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 went downH3381 to JezreelH3157 to visitH7200 JoramH3088 sonH1121 of AhabH256, becauseH3588 Joram had been woundedH2470.

7Ahaziah’sH274 downfallH8395 cameH1961 from GodH430 when he wentH935 to visitH413 JoramH3141. When Ahaziah arrivedH935, he went outH3318 withH5973 JoramH3088 toH413 meet JehuH3058 sonH11217 of NimshiH5250, whomH834 the LORDH3068 had anointedH4886 to destroyH3772 the houseH1004 of AhabH256.

8

Jehu Kills the Princes of Judah

(2 Kings 9:14–29)

So while JehuH3058 was executing judgmentH8199 onH5973 the houseH1004 of AhabH256, he foundH4672 the rulersH8269 of JudahH3063 and the sonsH1121 of Ahaziah’sH274 brothersH251 who were servingH8334 AhaziahH274, and he killed themH2026.

9Then Jehu looked forH1245 AhaziahH274, and Jehu’s soldiers captured himH3920 while heH1931 was hidingH2244 in SamariaH8111. So Ahaziah was broughtH935 toH413 JehuH3058 and put to deathH4191. They buried himH6912, forH3588 they saidH559, “HeH1931 is the grandsonH1121 of JehoshaphatH3092, whoH834 soughtH1875 the LORDH3068 with allH3605 his heartH3824.”

So no oneH369 was left from the houseH1004 of AhaziahH274 withH6113 the strengthH3581 to rule the kingdomH4467.

Athaliah and Joash

(2 Kings 11:1–3)

10When AthaliahH6271 the motherH517 of AhaziahH274 sawH7200 thatH3588 her sonH1121 was deadH4191, she proceededH6965 to annihilateH1696 allH3605 the royalH4467 heirsH2233 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063. 11But JehoshabeathH30908 daughterH1323 of KingH4428 Jehoram took JoashH3101 sonH1121 of AhaziahH274 and stole him awayH1589 from amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428 who were being murderedH4191, and she putH5414 himH853 and his nurseH3243 in a bedroomH2315H4296. Because JehoshabeathH3090, the daughterH1323 of KingH4428 JehoramH3088 and the wifeH802 of JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548, wasH1961 Ahaziah’sH274 sisterH269, she hid JoashH5641 fromH6440 AthaliahH6271 so that she could notH3808 kill himH4191.

12And Joash remainedH1961 hiddenH2244 with themH854 in the houseH1004 of GodH430 for sixH8337 yearsH8141 while AthaliahH6271 ruledH4427H5921 the landH776.