Innsatte innbyggerne i Jerusalem Ahasja, hans yngste sønn, som konge i hans sted, fordi flokken av menn som kom med araberne til leiren, hadde drept alle de eldste. Så Ahasja, sønn av Joram, ble konge i Juda.

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

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

Han fulgte også i Ahab-husets 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 counseller to do wickedly.

Derfor gjorde han det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, likt huset til Ahab, for de var hans rådgivere etter sin fars død, til hans ødeleggelse.

Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction.

Han fulgte deres råd og dro med Joram, sønn av Ahab, Israels konge, for å kjempe mot Hasael, Syrias konge, ved Ramot i 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 smote Joram.

Han vendte tilbake for å bli helbredet i Jisre’el for de sårene han hadde fått ved Rama, da han kjempet mot Hasael, Syrias konge. Og Asarja, sønn av Joram, Judas konge, dro ned for å besøke Joram, Ahabs sønn, i Jisre’el fordi han var syk.

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

Ahasjas undergang kom fra Gud ved at han dro til Joram, for da han kom dit, dro han ut med Joram mot Jehu, sønn av Nimshi, som Herren hadde salvet for å utrydde Ahab-huset.

And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Det skjedde da Jehu fullførte dommen over Ahab-huset, at han fant Judas fyrster og sønnene til Ahazjas brødre som tjente ham, og drepte dem.

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

Han søkte etter Ahasja, og de fanget ham (for han skjulte seg i Samaria), brakte han til Jehu, og når de hadde drept ham, begravde de ham. For de sa: ‘Han er sønn av Josjafat, som søkte Herren av hele sitt hjerte.’ Så Ahasja-huset hadde ingen styrke til å holde riket.

And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

Men da Atalja, Ahasjas mor, så at sønnen var død, sto hun opp og utslettet all kongelig ætt i Judas hus.

But 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 Jehosjabeat, kongens datter, tok Joasj, Ahasjas sønn, og stjal ham bort blant kongens sønner som ble drept, og plasserte ham og hans amme i en soverom. Slik skjulte Jehosjabeat, kong Jorams datter, presten Jojadas hustru (for hun var søster til Ahasja), ham for Atalja, så hun ikke kunne drepe ham.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a 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.

Og 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.