And the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389} made{H4427} Ahaziah{H274} his youngest{H6996} son{H1121} king{H4427}{(H8686)} in his stead: for the band of men{H1416} that came{H935}{(H8802)} with the Arabians{H6163} to the camp{H4264} had slain{H2026}{(H8804)} all the eldest{H7223}. So Ahaziah{H274} the son{H1121} of Jehoram{H3088} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} reigned{H4427}{(H8799)}.

Forty{H705} and two{H8147} years{H8141} old{H1121} was Ahaziah{H274} when he began to reign{H4427}{(H8800)}, and he reigned{H4427}{(H8804)} one{H259} year{H8141} in Jerusalem{H3389}. His mother's{H517} name{H8034} also was Athaliah{H6271} the daughter{H1323} of Omri{H6018}.

He also walked{H1980}{(H8804)} in the ways{H1870} of the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}: for his mother{H517} was his counsellor{H3289}{(H8802)} to do wickedly{H7561}{(H8687)}.

Wherefore he did{H6213}{(H8799)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} like the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}: for they were his counsellors{H3289}{(H8802)} after{H310} the death{H4194} of his father{H1} to his destruction{H4889}.

He walked{H1980}{(H8804)} also after their counsel{H6098}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} with Jehoram{H3088} the son{H1121} of Ahab{H256} king{H4428} of Israel{H3478} to war{H4421} against Hazael{H2371} king{H4428} of Syria{H758} at Ramothgilead{H7433}{H1568}: and the Syrians{H7421} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} Joram{H3141}.

And he returned{H7725}{(H8799)} to be healed{H7495}{(H8692)} in Jezreel{H3157} because of the wounds{H4347} which were given{H5221}{(H8689)} him at Ramah{H7414}, when he fought{H3898}{(H8736)} with Hazael{H2371} king{H4428} of Syria{H758}. And Azariah{H5838} the son{H1121} of Jehoram{H3088} king{H4428} of Judah{H3063} went down{H3381}{(H8804)} to see{H7200}{(H8800)} Jehoram{H3088} the son{H1121} of Ahab{H256} at Jezreel{H3157}, because he was sick{H2470}{(H8802)}.

And the destruction{H8395} of Ahaziah{H274} was of God{H430} by coming{H935}{(H8800)} to Joram{H3141}: for when he was come{H935}{(H8800)}, he went out{H3318}{(H8804)} with Jehoram{H3088} against Jehu{H3058} the son{H1121} of Nimshi{H5250}, whom the LORD{H3068} had anointed{H4886}{(H8804)} to cut off{H3772}{(H8687)} the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}.

And it came to pass, that, when Jehu{H3058} was executing judgment{H8199}{(H8736)} upon the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}, and found{H4672}{(H8799)} the princes{H8269} of Judah{H3063}, and the sons{H1121} of the brethren{H251} of Ahaziah{H274}, that ministered{H8334}{(H8764)} to Ahaziah{H274}, he slew{H2026}{(H8799)} them.

And he sought{H1245}{(H8762)} Ahaziah{H274}: and they caught{H3920}{(H8799)} him,(for he was hid{H2244}{(H8693)} in Samaria{H8111},) and brought{H935}{(H8686)} him to Jehu{H3058}: and when they had slain{H4191}{(H8686)} him, they buried{H6912}{(H8799)} him: Because, said{H559}{(H8804)} they, he is the son{H1121} of Jehoshaphat{H3092}, who sought{H1875}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} with all his heart{H3824}. So the house{H1004} of Ahaziah{H274} had no power{H3581} to keep{H6113}{(H8800)} still the kingdom{H4467}.

But when Athaliah{H6271} the mother{H517} of Ahaziah{H274} saw{H7200}{(H8804)} that her son{H1121} was dead{H4191}{(H8804)}, she arose{H6965}{(H8799)} and destroyed{H1696}{(H8762)} all the seed{H2233} royal{H4467} of the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}.

But Jehoshabeath{H3090}, the daughter{H1323} of the king{H4428}, took{H3947}{(H8799)} Joash{H3101} the son{H1121} of Ahaziah{H274}, and stole{H1589}{(H8799)} him from among{H8432} the king's{H4428} sons{H1121} that were slain{H4191}{(H8716)}, and put{H5414}{(H8799)} him and his nurse{H3243}{(H8688)} in a bedchamber{H2315}{H4296}. So Jehoshabeath{H3090}, the daughter{H1323} of king{H4428} Jehoram{H3088}, the wife{H802} of Jehoiada{H3077} the priest{H3548},(for she was the sister{H269} of Ahaziah{H274},) hid{H5641}{(H8686)} him from{H6440} Athaliah{H6271}, so that she slew{H4191}{(H8689)} him not.

And he was with them hid{H2244}{(H8693)} in the house{H1004} of God{H430} six{H8337} years{H8141}: and Athaliah{H6271} reigned{H4427}{(H8802)} over the land{H776}.