2 Chronicles 22 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah

(2Ki 8:25–29; 9:14–16, 27–29 )

Then the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem^H3389 made^H4427 [fn]Ahaziah^H274, his youngest^H6996 son^H1121, king^H4427 in^H8478 his place^H8478, for the band^H1416 of^H1416 men^H1416 who came^H935 with the Arabs^H6163 to the camp^H4264 had killed^H2026 all^H3605 the older^H7223 sons. So Ahaziah^H274 the son^H1121 of Jehoram^H3088 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 began to reign^H4427.

2Ch 22:2

2Ch 22:2Ahaziah was [fn]twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the [fn]granddaughter of Omri.

2Ch 22:3

2Ch 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to act wickedly.

2Ch 22:4

2Ch 22:4So 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 own destruction.

Ahaziah Allies with Jehoram of Israel

2Ch 22:5

2Ch 22:5He also walked by their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans [fn]wounded [fn]Joram.

2Ch 22:6

2Ch 22:6So he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds [fn]which they had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And [fn]Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

2Ch 22:7

Now the destruction^H8395 of Ahaziah^H274 was from God^H430, in that [fn]he went^H935 to Joram^H3141. For when he arrived^H935, he went^H3318 out^H3318 with Jehoram^H3088 against^H413 Jehu^H3058 the son^H1121 of Nimshi^H5250, whom^H834 the LORD^H3068 had anointed^H4886 to eliminate^H3772 the house^H1004 of Ahab^H256.

Jehu Murders Princes of Judah

2Ch 22:8

2Ch 22:8And it came about, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers attending to Ahaziah, and killed them.

2Ch 22:9

2Ch 22:9He also searched for Ahaziah, and they caught him while he was hiding in Samaria; they brought him to Jehu, put him to death, and buried him. For they said, “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So there was no one of the house of Ahaziah to retain the power of the kingdom.

(2Ki 11:1–3 )

2Ch 22:10

Now when Athaliah^H6271 the mother^H517 of Ahaziah^H274 saw^H7200 that her son^H1121 was dead^H4191, she rose^H6965 and eliminated^H6 all^H3605 the royal^H4467 [fn]children^H2233 of the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063.

2Ch 22:11

2Ch 22:11But Jehoshabeath the king’s daughter took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and placed him and his nurse in the bedroom. 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 would not put him to death.

2Ch 22:12

2Ch 22:12He kept himself hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(22:1)

In 2 Chr 21:17, Jehoahaz

(22:2)

As in some ancient versions and 2 Kin 8:26; MT 42 years

Lit daughter

Lit struck

I.e., Jehoram

Lit with which...struck

(22:6)

As in 2 Kin 8:29; MT Azariah

(22:7)

Lit to go

(22:10)

Lit seed

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