2 Chronicles 22:1–9

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah

^1aThen the inhabitants of Jerusalem made ¹Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with ^bthe Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

²Ahaziah was ¹twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the ²granddaughter of Omri.

³He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

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 ^ahis destruction.

Ahaziah Allies with Jehoram of Israel

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 ^1aArameans ²wounded ³Joram.

⁶So he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds ¹which they had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And ²Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

⁷Now ^athe destruction of Ahaziah was from God, in that ¹he went to Joram. For when he came, ^bhe went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, ^cwhom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Jehu Murders Princes of Judah

^8aIt 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.

^9aHe also sought Ahaziah, and they caught him while he was hiding in Samaria; they brought him to Jehu, put him to death ^band buried him. For they said, “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, ^cwho sought the Lord with all his heart.” So there was no one of the house of Ahaziah to retain the power of the kingdom.