2 Chronicles 22:1–6

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

22Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made ^aAhaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the raiders who came with the ^bArabians into the camp had killed all the ^colder sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, reigned. ²Ahaziah was ¹forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was ^dAthaliah the ²granddaughter of Omri. ³He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly. ⁴Therefore 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. ⁵He also followed their advice, and went with ³Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. ^6eThen he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And ⁴Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.