so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead[a] when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah[b] son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.

Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to Joram.(A) When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi,(B) whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.(C) So when Jehu executed judgment on the house of Ahab,(D) he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:6 Lit in Ramah
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read Azariah

Bible Gateway Recommends