Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

(2 Kings 8:25–29)

Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son [of Jehoram], king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs[fn] had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. 2 Ahaziah [was] twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

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Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. 4 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab [had done], for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.

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[Ahaziah] also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead But the Arameans[fn] wounded Joram.[fn] 6 So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah[fn] when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah[fn] son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because [Joram] had been wounded.

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Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son[fn] of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

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