1 耶路撒冷的居民立了约兰的小儿子亚哈谢接续他作王； 因为那些和阿拉伯人同来攻营的匪徒， 把亚哈谢的哥哥全都杀了。这样， 犹大王约兰的儿子亚哈谢就作了王。 2 亚哈谢登基的时候是二十二岁（"二十二岁"原文作"四十二岁"； 现参照古译本和王下8:26修译）； 他在耶路撒冷作王一年。他的母亲名叫亚他利雅， 是暗利的孙女。 3 亚哈谢也随从亚哈家的道路， 因为他母亲教唆他行恶。 4 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 好像亚哈家一样， 因为他的父亲死了以后， 亚哈家的人就教唆他， 好使他灭亡。 5 他随从了他们的计谋， 和以色列王亚哈的儿子约兰一同到基列的拉末去， 和亚兰王哈薛交战； 亚兰人击伤了约兰。 6 于是约兰回到耶斯列去， 医治他在拉末和亚兰王交战的时候所受的伤。犹大王约兰的儿子亚撒利雅， 因亚哈的儿子约兰病了， 就下到耶斯列去看他。 7 亚哈谢去见约兰， 就遇了害， 这原是出于 神； 因为他去到以后， 就和约兰一同出去攻击宁示的孙子耶户。这耶户就是耶和华所膏的， 为要除灭亚哈家。 8 耶户讨伐亚哈家的罪的时候， 遇见了犹大的众领袖和亚哈谢的兄弟的儿子， 他们都是侍候亚哈谢的， 耶户把他们都杀了。 9 耶户追寻亚哈谢。那时， 亚哈谢躲藏在撒玛利亚， 有人捉住他， 把他带到耶户那里， 耶户就杀了他， 却把他埋葬了， 因为他们说： "他是约沙法的孙子； 这约沙法是一心寻求耶和华的。"这样， 亚哈谢的家没有一人有能力可以保持王权的。 10 亚哈谢的母亲亚他利雅见自己的儿子死了， 就起来杀尽犹大家中所有王族的后裔。 11 但是王的女儿约示巴， 把亚哈谢的儿子约阿施从那些将要被杀的王子中偷出来， 把他和他的乳母都藏在卧房里。约兰王的女儿约示巴是大祭司耶何耶大的妻子， 把约阿施收藏起来， 躲避亚他利雅， 免得被亚他利雅杀死， 因为约示巴是亚哈谢的妹妹。 12 约阿施和他们在 神的殿里一同躲藏了六年； 那时亚他利雅统治犹大地。

1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem cause Ahaziah his youngest son to reign in his stead, (for all the elder had the troop slain that came in with the Arabians to the camp,) and Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigneth.2 A son of twenty and two years [is] Ahaziah in his reigning, and one year he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Athaliah daughter of Omri;3 he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.4 And he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they have been his counsellors, after the death of his father, for destruction to him.5 Also, in their counsel he hath walked, and goeth with Jehoram son of Ahab king of Israel to battle against Hazael king of Aram, in Ramoth-Gilead, and they of Ramah smite Joram;6 and he turneth back to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds with which they had smitten him in Ramah, in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah son of Jehoram king of Judah hath gone down to see Jehoram son of Ahab, in Jezreel, for he [is] sick;7 and from God hath been the destruction of Ahaziah, to come unto Joram: and in his coming he hath gone out with Jehoram unto Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.8 And it cometh to pass, in Jehu`s executing judgment with the house of Ahab, that he findeth the heads of Judah and sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministers of Ahaziah, and slayeth them.9 And he seeketh Ahaziah, and they capture him, (and he is hiding himself in Samaria), and bring him in unto Jehu, and put him to death, and bury him, for they said, `He [is] son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart;` and there is none to the house of Ahaziah to retain power for the kingdom.10 And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah hath seen that her son is dead, and she riseth and destroyeth the whole seed of the kingdom of the house of Judah.11 And Jehoshabeath daughter of the king taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him from the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, and putteth him and his nurse into the inner part of the bed-chambers, and Jehoshabeath daughter of king Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she hath been sister of Ahaziah, hideth him from the face of Athaliah, and she hath not put him to death.12 And he is with them in the house of God hiding himself six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.