Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Second
Chronicles: Chapter 22
1. AND
the inhabitants of Jerusalem made A-ha-zi-ah 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 Je-hor-am king of
Judah reigned.
2. Forty and two years old was A-ha-zi-ah when he began to rein, and he
reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was
Ath-a-li-ah 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 Je-hor-am the son
of Ahab king of Israel to war against Ha-za-el king of Syria at
Ramoth-gil-e-ad: and the Syrians smote Joram.
6. And he returned to be healed in Jez-reel because of the wounds which
were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Ha-za-el king of
Syria. And Az-a-ri-ah the son of Je-hor-am king of Judah went down
to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
7. And the destruction of A-ha-zi-ah was of God by coming to Joram: for
when he was come, he went out with Je-hor-am against Jehu the son of Nim-shi,
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 A-ha-zi-ah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.
9. And he sought A-ha-zi-ah: 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 Je-hosh-a-phat, who
sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no
power to keep still the kingdom.
10. But when Ath-a-li-ah the mother of A-ha-zi-ah saw that her son was
dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
11. But Je-ho-shab-e-ath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son
of A-ha-zi-ah, 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 Je-hor-am, the wife of Je-hoi-a-da the priest, (for she
was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Ath-a-li-ah, so that she slew
him not.
12. And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and
Ath-a-li-ah reigned over the land.
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