Judah’s King Ahaziah

22 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the troops that had come with the Arabs(A) to the camp had killed all the older sons.[a] So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. Ahaziah(B) was 22[b] years old when he became king and reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, granddaughter[c] of Omri.

He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:1 Lit the former ones
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:2 Some LXX mss, Syr; MT reads 42; 2Kg 8:26
  3. 2 Chronicles 22:2 Lit daughter

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