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
.
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
.
He also walked in the ways
of the house
of Ahab
: for his mother
was his counsellor
to do wickedly
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.
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.
And he was with them hid in the house
of God
six
years
: and Athaliah
reigned
over the land
.