2Chronicles:22:1-9
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Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place ,
for the raiders who came with the Arabians into the camp had killed all the older sons .
So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram ,
king of Judah ,
reigned .
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Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king ,
and he reigned one year in Jerusalem .
His mother '
s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri .
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He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab ,
for his mother advised him to do wickedly .
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Therefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD ,
like the house of Ahab ;
for they were his counselors after the death of his father ,
to his destruction .
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He also followed their advice ,
and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead ;
and the Syrians wounded Joram .
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Then he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramah ,
when he fought against Hazael king of Syria .
And Azariah the son of Jehoram ,
king of Judah ,
went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel ,
because he was sick .
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His going to Joram was God '
s occasion for Ahaziah '
s downfall ;
for when he arrived ,
he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi ,
whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab .
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And it happened ,
when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab ,
and found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah '
s brothers who served Ahaziah ,
that he killed them .
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Then he searched for Ahaziah ;
and they caught him (
he was hiding in Samaria ),
and brought him to Jehu .
When they had killed him ,
they buried him , "
because ,"
they said , "
he is the son of Jehoshaphat ,
who sought the LORD with all his heart ."
So the house of Ahaziah had no one to assume power over the kingdom .