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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 ri #shown #. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned . * Forty #arba #iym # and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign , and he reigned one year in Jerusalem . His mothers name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri . * He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab #Ach #ab #: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly . * Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab #Ach #ab #: 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 #Ach #ab # king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead Ramowth # Gil #ad #: and the Syrians smote Joram . * And he returned to be healed in Jezreel Yizr @#e #l # 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 #Ach #ab # at Jezreel Yizr @#e #l #, because he was sick . * 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 #Ach #ab #. * And it came to pass , that , when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab #Ach #ab #, and found the princes of Judah , and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah , that ministered to Ahaziah , he slew them . * 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 . * 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 . * But Jehoshabeath Y @howshab #ath #, the daughter of the king , took Joash the son of Ahaziah , and stole him from among the kings sons that were slain , and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber cheder #. So Jehoshabeath Y @howshab #ath #, 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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