Chapter 22. Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son King in his Place For the Raiders who came with the Arabians into the camp had killed all The older Sons So ahaziah the son of johoram King of Judah reigned Ahaziah was 42 years old when he became King and he reigned one year in Jerusalem His mother's name was athalaya the Granddaughter of Omri He also walked in the ways of the House Of Ahab for his mother advised him to do Wickedly Therefore he did evil in the sight of The Lord like the house of Ahab For they were his counselors after the Death of his father to his destruction He also followed their advice and went With johoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazel king of Syria at rameth Gilead And the syrians wounded joram Then he returned to Jezreel to recover From the wounds which he had received at Rhema when he fought against Hazel king Of Syria And Azariah the son of johoram King of Judah went down to see jahoram the son Of Ahab in Jezreel because he was sick His going to joram was God's occasion
For ahaziah's downfall For when he arrived he went out with Johoram against jihu the son of nimshai Whom the Lord had anointed to cut off The house of Ahab And it happened when ji Hugh was Executing judgment on the house of Ahab And found the princes of Judah and the Sons of ahaziah's Brothers who served Ahaziah that he killed them Then he searched for a haziah and they Caught him he was hiding in Samaria and Brought him to jihu When they had killed him they buried him Because they said he is the son of Jehoshaphat who sought the Lord with all His heart So the house of ahaziah had no one to Assume power over the kingdom Now when athalia the mother of ahaziah Saw that her son was dead She arose and destroyed all the Royal Heirs of the house of Judah But jehoshabiath the daughter of the King took joash the son of ahaziah and Stole him away from among the king's Sons who were being murdered And put him and his nurse in a bedroom The daughter of King johoram the wife of Jehoiada the priest for she was the Sister of ahaziah hit him from athelaya So that she did not kill him And he was hidden with them in the house Of God for six years while athaliah
Reigned over the land