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New Testament
2 Chronicles 22:1-6
Ahaziah King of Judah
221The residents of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in Jehoram's place because the raiding band, which had come to the camp with the Arabs, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram ruled as the king of Judah.
2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled as king in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, granddaughter of Omri.
3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, because his mother was advising him how to do wicked things. 4He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab did, because they were his advisors after the death of his father. This led to his destruction.
5He also followed their advice and went with Jehoram,[] the son of Ahab, the king of Israel, to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram there. 6So Joram returned to Jezre'el to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramah when he was fighting against Hazael king of Aram. Ahaziah[] son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to visit Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezre'el because Jehoram had been wounded.
Footnotes
- 22:5 Jehoram and Joram are two forms of the same name, a name shared by contemporary kings of Judah and Israel. In this account the two names are used inconsistently and seemingly interchangeably for the same king.
- 22:6 Ahaziah is the reading of some Hebrew manuscripts and ancient versions and 2 Kings 8:29. Most Hebrew manuscripts read Azariah.