Judah’s King Ahaziah
1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the troops that had come with the Arabs 22:1 2Ch 21:16 to the camp had killed all the older sons. 22:1 Lit the former ones So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. 2 Ahaziah 22:2–6 2Kg 8:24–29 was twenty-two 22:2 Some LXX mss, Syr; MT reads 42; 2Kg 8:26 years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, granddaughter 22:2 Lit daughter of Omri.
3 He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice. 4 So he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5 He also followed their advice and went with Joram 22:5 = Jehoram son of Israel’s King Ahab to fight against King Hazael of Aram, in Ramoth-gilead. The Arameans 22:5 Lit Rammites wounded Joram, 6 so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead 22:6 Lit in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Aram. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah 22:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read Azariah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.