2 Chronicles 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
counsellor to do
wickedly.
4 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. 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
Ramothgilead: 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.