22:001

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

22:002

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

22:003

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly

22:004

And he did that which was evil in the sight of HaShem, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction

22:005

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead; and the Arameans wounded Joram

22:006

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

22:007

Now the downfall of Ahaziah was of G-d, in that he went unto Joram; for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom HaShem had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab

22:008

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

22:009

And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him--now he was hiding in Samaria--and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said: 'He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought HaShem with all his heart.' And there was none of the house of Ahaziah that had power to hold the kingdom

22:010

Now 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

22:011

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

22:012

And he was with them hid in the house of G-d six years; and Athaliah reigned over the land