Innbyggerne i Jerusalem gjorde Ahaziah, hans yngste sønn, til konge etter ham, for de som kom med araberne til leiren hadde drept alle de eldste. Så Ahaziah, sønn av Jehoram, ble konge over Juda.

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

Ahaziah var førtito år gammel da han begynte å regjere; han regjerte ett år i Jerusalem. Hans mor het Atalja og var datter av Omri.

Forty-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 rådet ham til å gjøre ondt.

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

Han gjorde det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, slik Akabs hus gjorde; for de ga ham råd etter at hans far var død, til hans undergang.

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

Han fulgte også deres råd og dro med Joram, Akabs sønn, Israels konge, til krig mot Hasael, Syrias konge, ved Ramot i Gilead. Syrierne 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 til Jisre’el for å bli helbredet for sårene de hadde påført ham ved Rama, da han kjempet mot Hasael, Syrias konge. Azarja, sønn av Jehoram, kongen av Juda, dro ned for å besøke Joram, Akabs sønn, i Jisre’el, fordi han var syk.

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. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Ødeleggelsen av Ahaziah kom fra Gud, fordi han dro til Joram. Da han kom, dro han ut med Joram mot Jehu, Nimsjies sønn, som Herren hadde salvet til å utslette Akabs hus.

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

Det skjedde, mens Jehu fullbyrdet dommen over Akabs hus, at han fant Judas fyrster og sønnene til Ahaziahs brødre som tjente Ahaziah, og han drepte dem.

It happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and killed them.

Han søkte Ahaziah, og de fant ham (han gjemte seg i Samaria), og de brakte ham til Jehu og drepte ham. De begravde ham, for de sa: «Han er sønn av Josjafat, som søkte Herren av hele sitt hjerte.» Ahaziahs hus hadde ingen makt til å beholde riket.

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

Da Ahaziahs mor, Atalja, så at hennes sønn var død, reiste hun seg og utslettet hele kongeætten i 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 Josjabeat, kongens datter, tok Joash, sønn av Ahaziah, og stjal ham bort fra kongens sønner som ble drept, og satte ham og hans amme i soveværelset. Så Josjabeat, datter av kong Jehoram, prest Jehojadas kone (for hun var Ahaziahs søster), skjulte ham for Atalja, så hun ikke skulle drepe ham.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons who 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 didn't kill him.

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

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