The Second Book of The Chronicles

2Ch 22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made A-ha-zi´-ah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the A-ra´-bi-ans to the camp had slain all the eldest. So A-ha-zi´-ah the son of Je-ho´-ram king of Judah reigned.

2Ch 22:2 Twenty and two years old was A-ha-zi´-ah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Ath-a-li´-ah the daughter of Om´-ri.

2Ch 22:3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

2Ch 22:4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.

2Ch 22:5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Je-ho´-ram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Haz´-a-el king of Syria at Ra´-moth–gil´-e-ad: and the Syrians smote Jo´-ram.

2Ch 22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jez´-re-el because of the wounds which were given him at Ra´-mah, when he fought with Haz´-a-el king of Syria. And Az-a-ri´-ah the son of Je-ho´-ram king of Judah went down to see Je-ho´-ram the son of Ahab at Jez´-re-el, because he was sick.

2Ch 22:7 And the destruction of A-ha-zi´ah was of God by coming to Jo´-ram: for when he was come, he went out with Je-ho´-ram against Je´-hu the son of Nim´-shi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

2Ch 22:8 And the destruction of A-ha-zi´ah was of God by coming to Jo´-ram: for when he was come, he went out with Je-ho´-ram against Je´-hu the son of Nim´-shi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

2Ch 22:9 And he sought A-ha-zi´-ah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Sa-ma´-ri-a,) and brought him to Je´hu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Je-hosh´-a-phat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of A-ha-zi´-ah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

2Ch 22:10 But when Ath-a-li´-ah the mother of A-ha-zi´-ah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.

2Ch 22:11 But Je-ho-shab´-e-ath, the daughter of the king, took Jo´-ash the son of A-ha-zi´-ah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Je-ho-shab´-e-ath, the daughter of king Je-ho´-ram, the wife of Je-hoi´-a-da the priest, (for she was the sister of A-hazi´-ah,) hid him from Ath-a-li´-ah, so that she slew him not.

2Ch 22:12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Ath-a-li´ah reigned over the land.