Innbyggerne i Jerusalem gjorde hans yngste sønn, Ahaziah, til konge i hans sted, fordi en tropp som kom med araberne, hadde drept alle de eldste sønnene. Slik ble Ahaziah, Jehorams sønn, konge i Juda.

The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the raiders who had come with the Arabs into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king.

Ahaziah var 22 år gammel da han ble konge, og han regjerte ett år i Jerusalem. Navnet på hans mor var Athalja, datter av Omri.

Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

Han vandret i Ahab-husets veier, for hans mor gav ham råd til å handle ondt.

He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him to do evil.

Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, som Ahab-huset, for de var hans rådgivere etter at faren døde, til hans egen undergang.

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after his father's death, leading to his ruin.

Og han fulgte deres råd og dro med Jehoram, Ahabs sønn, konge i Israel, til krig mot Hazael, kongen av Aram, ved Ramot i Gilead. Men arameerne såret Joram.

Following their counsel, he went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-Gilead, where the Arameans wounded Jehoram.

Han vendte tilbake for å bli leget i Jisreel på grunn av de sårene de hadde påført ham ved Rama i kampen mot Hazael, kongen av Aram. Ahaziah, Jehorams sønn, kom ned for å se Joram, Ahabs sønn, i Jisreel, fordi han var syk.

Jehoram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received at Ramoth while fighting against Hazael, king of Aram. Then Azariah (also called Ahaziah), son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to visit Jehoram, son of Ahab, in Jezreel because he was wounded.

Det var fra Gud at Ahaziahs undergang kom ved å dra til Joram. For når han kom dit, gikk han ut med Joram mot Jehu, Nimshis sønn, som Herren hadde salvet til å utrydde Ahab-huset.

Ahaziah’s downfall came from God, for when he went to Jehoram, he joined him in meeting Jehu, son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

Og da Jehu utførte dommen over Ahab-huset, fant han Judas fyrster og Ahaziahs familie som tjente Ahaziah, og han drepte dem.

While Jehu was carrying out judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the officials of Judah and the relatives of Ahaziah, who were serving him, and he killed them.

Han lette etter Ahaziah, og de fanget ham mens han gjemte seg i Samaria. De førte ham til Jehu, drepte ham og gravla ham, for de sa: «Han er sønn av Josjafat, som søkte Herren av hele sitt hjerte.» Det var ingen fra Ahaziahs hus som kunne beholde kongemakten.

Jehu then searched for Ahaziah, and they captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and put him to death. However, they buried him, for they said, 'He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart.' And there was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to retain the kingdom.

Da Atalja, Ahaziahs mor, så at hennes sønn var død, sto hun opp og utryddet hele den kongelige slekten i Judas hus.

When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed the entire royal family of the house of Judah.

Men Jehoshabeath, datteren til kongen, tok Joash, Ahaziahs sønn, og stjal ham fra blant kongens sønner som skulle drepes. Hun satte ham og hans amme i et soverom. Så gjemte Jehoshabeath, kong Jehorams datter, prestens kone Jehoiada, ham fra Atalja, slik at hun ikke kunne drepe ham.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king and the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being put to death. She placed him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so she could not kill him.

Han var med dem i Guds hus i seks år mens Atalja regjerte i landet.

Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.