2Chronicles:22

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* And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahazi 'ah his youngest son king in his stead ; for the band of men that came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons . So Ahazi 'ah the son of Jeho 'ram king of Judah reigned . * Ahazi 'ah was forty-two years old when he began to reign , and he reigned one year in Jerusalem . His mother 's name was Athali 'ah , the granddaughter of Omri . * He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab , for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly . * He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD , as the house of Ahab had done ; for after the death of his father they were his counselors , to his undoing . * He even followed their counsel , and went with Jeho 'ram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Haz 'ael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead . And the Syrians wounded Joram , * and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which he had received at Ramah , when he fought against Haz 'ael king of Syria . And Ahazi 'ah the son of Jeho 'ram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel , because he was sick . * But it was ordained by God that the downfall of Ahazi 'ah should come about through his going to visit Joram . For when he came there he went out with Jeho 'ram to meet Jehu the son of Nimshi , whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab . * And when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab , he met the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahazi 'ah 's brothers , who attended Ahazi 'ah , and he killed them . * He searched for Ahazi 'ah , and he was captured while hiding in Sama 'ria , and he was brought to Jehu and put to death . They buried him , for they said , "He is the grandson of Jehosh 'aphat , who sought the LORD with all his heart ." And the house of Ahazi 'ah had no one able to rule the kingdom . * Now when Athali 'ah the mother of Ahazi 'ah saw that her son was dead , she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah . * But Jeho-shab 'e-ath , the daughter of the king , took Jo 'ash the son of Ahazi 'ah , and stole him away from among the king 's sons who were about to be slain , and she put him and his nurse in a bedchamber . Thus Jeho-shab 'e-ath , the daughter of King Jeho 'ram and wife of Jehoi 'ada the priest , because she was a sister of Ahazi 'ah , hid him from Athali 'ah , so that she did not slay him ; * and he remained with them six years , hid in the house of God , while Athali 'ah reigned over the land .

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