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A.Ahaziah walks in Ahab's counsel and dies with Ahab's housevv. 1-9

1 Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. 3 Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. 4 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father. 5 Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram; 6 so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded. 7 Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. 8 So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. 9 Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

B.Athaliah's slaughter and the baby hidden in the templevv. 10-12

10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him. 12 And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

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Chapter summary

Ahaziah reigns one year, with Athaliah his mother as his counsellor to do wickedly and the house of Ahab as his advisors 'to his destruction.' He goes with Joram of Israel against Hazael at Ramoth-gilead and visits him wounded in Jezreel.

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Ahaziah reigns one year, with Athaliah his mother as his counsellor to do wickedly and the house of Ahab as his advisors 'to his destruction.' He goes with Joram of Israel against Hazael at Ramoth-gilead and visits him wounded in Jezreel. And 'the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram,' for Jehu, executing judgment on Ahab's house, finds and kills him. Athaliah then destroys all the royal seed of Judah. But Jehoshabeath, the king's daughter and wife of Jehoiada the priest, steals the infant Joash from among the murdered sons and hides him in the house of God six years, while Athaliah reigns. The lamp of David burns down to one child in a temple bedchamber.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

History · Ezra — 2 Chronicles overview

  • A. 1–9 Ahaziah walks in Ahab's counsel and dies with Ahab's house
  • B. 10–12 Athaliah's slaughter and the baby hidden in the temple
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