Bible, King James Version
2_Chronicles
2Chr.22
[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 counseller to do wickedly.
[4] Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like
the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers 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 Ramoth-gilead: 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.
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