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. His mother’s name also 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 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like 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 smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.*22.6 which…: Heb. wherewith they wounded him*22.6 Azariah: also called, Ahaziah, or, Jehoahaz 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.*22.7 destruction: Heb. treading down 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

10 But 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 from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a 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.*22.11 Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

1 TOE maak die inwoners van Jerusalem Ahásia, sy jongste seun, koning in sy plek; want die bende wat met die Arabiere in die laer gekom het, het al die oueres gedood. En Ahásia, die seun van Joram, die koning van Juda, het koning geword.

2 Twee-en-twintig jaar was Ahásia oud toe hy koning geword het, en een jaar het hy in Jerusalem geregeer; en die naam van sy moeder was Atália, die dogter van Omri.

3 Hy het ook gewandel in die weë van die huis van Agab, want sy moeder was sy raadgeefster om goddeloos te handel.

4 En hy het gedoen wat verkeerd was in die oë van die Here soos die huis van Agab, want húlle was sy raadgewers ná die dood van sy vader, hom tot 'n verderf.

5 Hy het ook volgens hulle raad gewandel en met Joram, die seun van Agab, die koning van Israel, saamgetrek in die oorlog teen Hásael, die koning van Aram, by Ramot in Gílead; maar die Arameërs het Joram gewond.

6 En hy het teruggekom om hom in Jísreël te laat genees van die wonde wat hom toegebring is by Rama in die oorlog teen Hásael, die koning van Aram; en Ahásia, die seun van Joram, die koning van Juda, het afgekom om Joram, die seun van Agab, in Jísreël te besoek, want hy was siek.

7 Maar die ondergang van Ahásia was van God, dat hy na Joram moes kom; en daar aangekom, het hy saam met Joram uitgetrek teen Jehu, die seun van Nimsi, wat die Here gesalf het om die huis van Agab uit te roei.

8 En toe Jehu die strafgerig voltrek aan die huis van Agab, het hy die owerstes van Juda en die seuns van die broers van Ahásia, die dienaars van Ahásia, aangetref en hulle gedood.

9 Daarna het hy Ahásia gesoek, en hulle het hom gevang terwyl hy in Samaría wegkruip en hom na Jehu gebring; en hulle het hom gedood en hom begrawe, want hulle het gesê: Hy is die seun van Jósafat, wat die Here met sy hele hart gesoek het. En daar was niemand in die huis van Ahásia wat in staat was om te regeer nie.

10 TOE Atália, die moeder van Ahásia, sien dat haar seun dood was, het sy haar gereedgemaak en die hele koninklike geslag van die huis van Juda omgebring.

11 Maar Jósabat, die dogter van die koning, het Joas, die seun van Ahásia, geneem en hom gesteel onder die koning se seuns uit wat gedood moes word, en hom en sy pleegmoeder in die beddekamer gebring; en Jósabat, die dogter van koning Joram, die vrou van die priester Jójada — want sy was die suster van Ahásia — het hom vir Atália weggesteek, sodat sy hom nie gedood het nie.

12 En hy was by hulle in die huis van God ses jaar lank verborge, terwyl Atália oor die land regeer.