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Chapter 22
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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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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 counselor to do wickedly. |
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Wherefore 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. |
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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 Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote
Joram. |
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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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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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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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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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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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But Jehoshabeath, 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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And he was with them hid in the house of God six years:
and Athaliah reigned over the land. |
