2 Chronicles 22 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah

(2Ki 8:25–29; 9:14–16, 27–29 )

2Ch 22:1Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made [fn]Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

2Ch 22:2

2Ch 22:2Ahaziah was [fn]twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned 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 do wickedly.

2Ch 22:4

2Ch 22:4He 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.

Ahaziah Allies with Jehoram of Israel

2Ch 22:5

2Ch 22:5He also walked according to 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 [fn]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

2Ch 22:7Now the destruction of Ahaziah was from God, in that [fn]he went to Joram. For when he came, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Jehu Murders Princes of Judah

2Ch 22:8

2Ch 22:8It came about when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.

2Ch 22:9

2Ch 22:9He also sought 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

2Ch 22:10Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal [fn]offspring of the house of Judah.

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 was hidden with them in the house of God six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(22:1)

In 2 Chr 21:17, Jehoahaz

(22:2)

So some versions and 2 Kin 8:26; Heb 42 years

(22:2)

Literally: daughter

Hebrew: archers

Literally: smote

I.e. Jehoram

Literally: with which...smitten

(22:6)

So with 2 Kin 8:29; Heb Azariah

(22:7)

Literally: to go

(22:10)

Literally: seed

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