2Chronicles:22

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* 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 . * 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 . * He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab ; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly . * And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD , as did the house of Ahab ; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father , to his destruction . * He walked also after their counsel , and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead ; and the Arameans wounded Joram . * 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 Aram . And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel , because he was sick . * Now the downfall 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 the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab . * 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 . * 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 the LORD with all his heart .' And there was none of the house of Ahaziah that had power to hold the kingdom . * 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 . * 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 bed-chamber . 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 . * And he was with them hid in the house of God six years ; and Athaliah reigned over the land .

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