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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.
02 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.
03 He also walked in the ways of the house of
Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do
wickedly.
04 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.
05 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.
06 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.
07 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.
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08 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.
09 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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