1 Os moradores de Jerusalém, em lugar de Jeorão, fizeram rei a Acazias, seu filho mais moço; porque a tropa, que viera com os arábios ao arraial, tinha matado todos os mais velhos. Assim, reinou Acazias, filho de Jeorão, rei de Judá. 2 Era Acazias de vinte e dois anos de idade quando começou a reinar e reinou um ano em Jerusalém. 3 Sua mãe, filha de Onri, chamava-se Atalia. Ele também andou nos caminhos da casa de Acabe; porque sua mãe era quem o aconselhava a proceder iniquamente. 4 Fez o que era mau perante o Senhor, como os da casa de Acabe; porque eles eram seus conselheiros depois da morte de seu pai, para a sua perdição. 5 Também andou nos conselhos deles e foi com Jorão, filho de Acabe, rei de Israel, a Ramote-Gileade, à peleja contra Hazael, rei da Síria; e os siros feriram Jorão. 6 Então, voltou para Jezreel, para curar-se das feridas que lhe fizeram em Ramá, quando pelejou contra Hazael, rei da Síria; e desceu Acazias, filho de Jeorão, rei de Judá, para ver a Jorão, filho de Acabe, em Jezreel, porquanto estava doente.

7 Foi da vontade de Deus que Acazias, para a sua ruína, fosse visitar a Jorão; porque, vindo ele, saiu com Jorão para encontrar-se com Jeú, filho de Ninsi, a quem o Senhor tinha ungido para desarraigar a casa de Acabe. 8 Ao executar Jeú juízo contra a casa de Acabe, achou os príncipes de Judá e os filhos dos irmãos de Acazias, que o serviam, e os matou. 9 Depois, mandou procurar a Acazias, e, achando-o em Samaria, onde se havia escondido, o trouxeram a Jeú e o mataram; seus próprios servos o sepultaram, porque diziam: É filho de Josafá, que buscou ao Senhor de todo o coração. E ninguém houve na casa de Acazias que pudesse reinar.

10 Vendo Atalia, mãe de Acazias, que seu filho era morto, levantou-se e destruiu toda a descendência real da casa de Judá. 11 Mas Jeosabeate, filha do rei, tomou a Joás, filho de Acazias, e o furtou dentre os filhos do rei, aos quais matavam, e o pôs e à sua ama numa câmara interior; assim, Jeosabeate, a filha do rei Jeorão, mulher do sacerdote Joiada e irmã de Acazias, o escondeu de Atalia, e não foi morto. 12 Joás esteve com eles seis anos na Casa de Deus, e Atalia reinou no país.

1 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. 2 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. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram. 6 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 Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

7 Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8 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. 9 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 Jehovah with all his heart. And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.

10 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. 11 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 bedchamber. 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. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

1 The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

2 Ahaziah was twenty-two "years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri.

3 He too followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly.

4 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father's death they became his advisers, to his undoing.

5 He also followed their counsel when he went with Joram "son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram;

6 so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramoth "in his battle with Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah "son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab because he had been wounded.

7 Through Ahaziah's visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah's downfall. 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 While Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's relatives, who had been attending Ahaziah, and he killed them.

9 He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. He was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, "He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart." So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom.

10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah.

11 But Jehosheba, "the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba, "the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah's sister, she hid the child from Athaliah so she could not kill him.

12 He remained hidden with them at the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.