2 Chronicles 22

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah

11Then the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 madeH4427 2AhaziahH274, his youngestH6996 sonH1121, kingH4427 in his placeH8478, for the bandH1416 of men who cameH935 with 3the ArabsH6163 to the campH4264 had slainH2026 allH3605 the olderH7223 sons. So AhaziahH274 the sonH1121 of JehoramH3088 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 began to reignH4427. 2AhaziahH274 was 4twenty-twoH705H8147 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 oneH259 yearH8141 in JerusalemH3389. And his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was AthaliahH6271, the 5granddaughterH1323 of OmriH6018. 3He alsoH1571 walkedH1980 in the waysH1870 of the houseH1004 of AhabH256, for his motherH517 was his counselorH3289 to doH7561 wickedlyH7561. 4He didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068 like the houseH1004 of AhabH256, for they were his counselorsH3289 afterH310 the deathH4194 of his fatherH1, to 6his destructionH4889.

Ahaziah Allies with Jehoram of Israel

5He alsoH1571 walkedH1980 according to their counselH6098, and wentH1980 with JehoramH3088 the sonH1121 of AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 to wageH4421 warH4421 againstH5921 HazaelH2371 kingH4428 of AramH758 at Ramoth-gileadH7433. But the 78ArameansH761 9woundedH5221 10JoramH3141. 6So he returnedH7725 to be healedH7495 in JezreelH3157 of the woundsH5221 11whichH834 they had inflictedH5221 on him at RamahH7414, when he foughtH3898 againstH854 HazaelH2371 kingH4428 of AramH758. And 12AhaziahH274, the sonH1121 of JehoramH3088 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, wentH3381 downH3381 to seeH7200 JehoramH3088 the sonH1121 of AhabH256 in JezreelH3157, becauseH3588 he was sickH2470.

7Now 13the destructionH8395 of AhaziahH274 was from GodH430, in that 14he wentH935 to JoramH3141. For when he cameH935, 15he wentH3318 out with JehoramH3088 againstH413 JehuH3058 the sonH1121 of NimshiH5250, 16whomH834 the LordH3068 had anointedH4886 to cutH3772 offH3772 the houseH1004 of AhabH256.

Jehu Murders Princes of Judah

817It cameH1961 about when JehuH3058 was executingH8199 judgmentH8199 on the houseH1004 of AhabH256, he foundH4672 the princesH8269 of JudahH3063 and the sonsH1121 of Ahaziah’sH274 brothersH251 ministeringH8334 to AhaziahH274, and slewH2026 them. 918He also soughtH1245 AhaziahH274, and they caughtH3920 him while he was hidingH2244 in SamariaH8111; they broughtH935 him to JehuH3058, putH4191 him to deathH4191 19and buriedH6912 him. For they saidH559, “He is the sonH1121 of JehoshaphatH3092, 20whoH834 soughtH1875 the LordH3068 with allH3605 his heartH3824.” So thereH369 was noH369 oneH369 of the houseH1004 of AhaziahH274 to retainH6113 the powerH3581 of the kingdomH4467.

1021Now when AthaliahH6271 the motherH517 of AhaziahH274 sawH7200 that her sonH1121 was deadH4191, she roseH6965 and destroyedH6 allH3605 the royalH4467 22offspringH2233 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063. 11But JehoshabeathH3090 the king’sH4428 daughterH1323 tookH3947 JoashH3060 the sonH1121 of AhaziahH274, and stoleH1589 him from amongH8432 the king’sH4428 sonsH1121 who were being putH4191 to deathH4191, and placedH5414 him and his nurseH3243 in the bedroomH2315H4296. So JehoshabeathH3090, the daughterH1323 of KingH4428 JehoramH3088, the wifeH802 of JehoiadaH3077 the priestH3548 (for she was the sisterH269 of AhaziahH274), hidH5641 him from AthaliahH6271 so that she would not putH4191 him to deathH4191. 12He was hiddenH2244 with them in the houseH1004 of GodH430 sixH8337 yearsH8141 while AthaliahH6271 reignedH4427 overH5921 the landH776.