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. |
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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. |
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He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his
mother was his counseller to do wickedly. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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11: But hoshabeath, 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.
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12: And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and
Athaliah reigned over the land. |