II Chronicles Chapter 22

II Chronicles Chapter 22
1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made
Ahaziah his youngest son king in his
stead: for the army that came with the
Arabians to the camp, had slain all the
eldest: therefore Ahaziah the son of
Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 2 Two
and forty year 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.
3 He walked also in the ways of the
house of Ahab: for his mother counseled
him to do wickedly.
4 Wherefore 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. 5 And he
walked after their counsel, and went
with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of
Israel to fight against Hazael king of
Aram [Syria] at Ramoth Gilead: and the
Aramites [Syrians] smote Joram.
6 And he returned to be healed in
Jezreel, because of the wounds where
with they had wounded him at Ramah,
when he fought with Hazael king of
Aram
[Syria]. Now Azariah the son of
Jehoram king of Judah went down to see
Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel,
because he was diseased.
7 And the destruction of Ahaziah came
of God in that he went to Joram: for
when he was come, he went forth with
Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi,
whom the Lord had anointed to destroy
the house of Ahab. 8 Therefore when
Jehu executed judgment upon the house
of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah
and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah
that waited on Ahaziah, he slew them
also.
9 And he sought Ahaziah, and they
caught him where he was hid in Samaria,
and brought him to Jehu, and slew him,
and buried him, because, said they, he is
the son of Jehoshaphat, which sought the
Lord with all his heart. So the house of
Ahaziah was not able to retain the
kingdom.
10 Therefore when Athaliah the mother
of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead,
she arose and destroyed all the king's
seed of the house of Judah. 11 But
Jehoshabeath the daughter of the king,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole
him from among the king's sons, that
should be 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 she slew him not.
12 And he was with them hid in the
house of God six years, whiles Athaliah
reigned over the land.