1 Em seu lugar, os habitantes de Jerusalém proclamaram rei Ocozias, seu filho mais jovem, pois o bando de árabes, que havia invadido o acampamento, tinha assassinado os mais velhos. Assim se tornou rei Ocozias, filho de Jorão, rei de Judá.2 Tinha vinte e dois anos quando começou a reinar e reinou um ano em Jerusalém. Sua mãe chamava-se Atalia, filha de Amri.3 Também ele trilhou os caminhos da família de Acab, pois era impelido ao mal por sua mãe, que era sua conselheira.4 Fez o mal aos olhos do Senhor, como tinham feito os da casa de Acab que, depois da morte de seu pai, o arrastaram à perda, por influência deles.5 Foi segundo o conselho destes que se dirigiu a Ramot de Galaad com Jorão, filho de Acab, rei de Israel, para fazer a guerra a Hazael, rei da Síria. Ferido pelos sírios,6 Jorão retornou a Jezrael para cuidar das feridas recebidas em Ramá, na batalha contra Hazael, rei da Síria. Ocozias, filho de Jorão, rei de Judá, desceu a Jezrael para fazer uma visita a Jorão, filho de Acab, porquanto estava enfermo.7 Foi da vontade de Deus que, para sua perda, Ocozias fosse visitar Jorão. Com efeito, tendo chegado, saiu com Jorão contra Jeú, filho de Namsi, que o Senhor tinha ungido para exterminar a casa de Acab.8 E como Jeú exercia a vingança {divina} contra a casa de Acab, encontrou os chefes de Judá e os sobrinhos de Ocozias que estavam a serviço de seu tio, e os matou.9 Agarraram então o próprio Ocozias e o prenderam em Samaria, onde se escondia. Levaram-no a Jeú, e este o mandou matar. Foi-lhe dada uma sepultura, porque os homens diziam: É um filho daquele Josafá, que buscara o Senhor de todo o seu coração. Assim não havia ninguém da família de Ocozias, que estivesse em condições de reinar.10 Quando Atalia, mãe de Ocozias, viu seu filho morto, tomou a resolução de exterminar toda a estirpe real da casa de Judá.11 Mas Josabet, filha do rei, raptou Joás, filho de Ocozias, dentre os jovens príncipes que estavam sendo massacrados, e o escondeu com sua ama no dormitório. Josabet, filha de Jorão, irmã de Ocozias, e mulher do sacerdote Jojada, escondeu-o assim das vistas de Atalia, e ela não conseguiu matá-lo12 A criança esteve escondida junto delas, no templo, durante seis anos, enquanto Atalia reinava sobre a terra.

1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Achazyahu his youngest son king in his stead; for the predatory band that was come with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So became Achazyahu, the son of Jehoram the king of Judah, king.2 Forty and two years old was Achazyahu when he became king, and one year did he reign in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Athalyahu the grand– daughter of ‘Omri.3 Also he walked in the ways of the house of Achab; for his mother was his counsellor to act wickedly.4 And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord like the house of Achab; for these 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 Achab the king of Israel to war against Chazael the king of Syria at Ramoth–gil’ad: and the Syrians smote Joram.6 And he returned to be healed in Yizre’el because of the wounds which had been given him at Ramah, when he fought with Chazael the king of Syria. And ‘Azaryahu the son of Jehoram the king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Achab at Yizre’el, because he was sick.7 But from God was the confusion of Achazyahu that he should come to Joram: and 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 Achab.8 And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Achab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Achazyahu, that ministered to Achazyahu, and he slew them.9 And he sought Achazyahu, and they caught him while he was hiding himself in Samaria, and they brought him to Jehu, and they slew him, and buried him; because they said, He is son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. And there was none of the house of Achazyahu who had sufficient power to obtain the kingdom.10 And when ‘Athalyahu the mother of Achazyahu saw that her son was dead, she arose and exterminated all the royal seed of the house of Judah.11 But Yehoshab’ath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Achazyahu, and stole him away from the midst of the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse into the bed–chamber. So did Yehoshab’ath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Yehoyada’ the priest,––for she was the sister of Achazyahu,––hide him from ‘Athalyahu, so that she slew him not.12 And he was with them in the house of God hidden six years, while ‘Athalyah was reigning over the land.