Innbyggerne i Jerusalem gjorde Ahasja, hans yngste sønn, til konge i hans sted; for den flokken som kom med araberne til leiren, hadde drept alle de eldste. Så Ahasja, sønn av Joram, konge av Juda, regjerte.

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead; for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

Ahasja var 42 år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte ett år i Jerusalem. Hans mor het Atalja, datter av Omri.

Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.

Han fulgte også i Akabs hus' fotspor, for hans mor var hans rådgiver til å gjøre ondt.

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

Han gjorde også det som var ondt i Jehovas øyne, som Akabs hus hadde gjort, for de var hans rådgivere etter hans fars død, til hans undergang.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

Han fulgte også deres råd og dro med Joram, sønn av Akab, Israels konge, til krig mot Hasael, kongen av Syria, ved Ramot-Gilead, og syrerne såret Joram.

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

Han vendte tilbake for å bli helbredet i Jisre'el fra de sår som de hadde gitt ham ved Rama, da han kjempet mot Hasael, kongen av Syria. Og Asarja, sønn av Joram, kongen av Juda, dro ned for å se Joram, sønn av Akab, i Jisre'el, for han var syk.

And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Tilintetgjørelsen av Ahasja var fra Gud, ved at han gikk til Joram; for da han kom, dro han ut med Jehoram mot Jehu, sønn av Nimsi, som Jehova hadde salvet til å utrydde Akabs hus.

Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Og det skjedde, da Jehu fullbyrdet dom over Akabs hus, at han fant Judas fyrster og sønnene av Ahasjas brødre som tjente Ahasja, og han drepte dem.

And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.

Og han søkte Ahasja, og de fanget ham (nå gjemte han seg i Samaria), og de førte ham til Jehu, og de drepte ham; og de begravde ham, for de sa: Han er sønn av Josjafat, som søkte Jehova av hele sitt hjerte. Og Ahasjas hus hadde ingen kraft til å holde riket.

And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart. And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.

Da Atalja, Ahasjas mor, så at hennes sønn var død, reiste hun seg og ødela hele den kongelige ætten av Judas hus.

Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.

Men Jehosjeba, kongens datter, tok Joasj, sønn av Ahasja, og smuglet ham bort fra kongens sønner som var drept, og satte ham og hans amme i soverommet. Slik skjulte Jehosjeba, kong Jorams datter, presten Jojadas kone (for hun var Ahasjas søster) ham for Atalja, så hun ikke drepte ham.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

Han var skjult hos dem i Guds hus i seks år, mens Atalja regjerte over landet.

And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.