22:1 And the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Jerusalem 3389 made 4427 0 Ahaziah 274 his youngest 6996 son 1121 king 4427 8686 in his stead: for the band of men 1416 that came 935 8802 with the Arabians 6163 to the camp 4264 had slain 2026 8804 all the eldest 7223. So Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Jehoram 3088 king 4428 of Judah 3063 reigned 4427 8799.

22:2 Forty 705 and two 8147 years 8141 old 1121 [was] Ahaziah 274 when he began to reign 4427 8800, and he reigned 4427 8804 one 259 year 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. His mother's 517 name 8034 also [was] Athaliah 6271 the daughter 1323 of Omri 6018.

22:3 He also walked 1980 8804 in the ways 1870 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256: for his mother 517 was his counsellor 3289 8802 to do wickedly 7561 8687.

22:4 Wherefore he did 6213 8799 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 like the house 1004 of Ahab 256: for they were his counsellors 3289 8802 after 310 the death 4194 of his father 1 to his destruction 4889.

22:5 He walked 1980 8804 also after their counsel 6098, and went 3212 8799 with Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 to war 4421 against Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Syria 758 at Ramothgilead 7433 1568: and the Syrians 7421 smote 5221 8686 Joram 3141.

22:6 And he returned 7725 8799 to be healed 7495 8692 in Jezreel 3157 because of the wounds 4347 which were given 5221 8689 him at Ramah 7414, when he fought 3898 8736 with Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Syria 758. And Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Jehoram 3088 king 4428 of Judah 3063 went down 3381 8804 to see 7200 8800 Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 at Jezreel 3157, because he was sick 2470 8802.(which…: Heb. wherewith they wounded him)(Azariah: also called, Ahaziah, ver.I. or, Jehoahaz, ver.21.17.)

22:7 And the destruction 8395 of Ahaziah 274 was of God 430 by coming 935 8800 to Joram 3141: for when he was come 935 8800, he went out 3318 8804 with Jehoram 3088 against Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Nimshi 5250, whom the LORD 3068 had anointed 4886 8804 to cut off 3772 8687 the house 1004 of Ahab 256.(destruction: Heb. treading down)

22:8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu 3058 was executing judgment 8199 8736 upon the house 1004 of Ahab 256, and found 4672 8799 the princes 8269 of Judah 3063, and the sons 1121 of the brethren 251 of Ahaziah 274, that ministered 8334 8764 to Ahaziah 274, he slew 2026 8799 them.

22:9 And he sought 1245 8762 Ahaziah 274: and they caught 3920 8799 him, (for he was hid 2244 8693 in Samaria 8111,) and brought 935 8686 him to Jehu 3058: and when they had slain 4191 8686 him, they buried 6912 8799 him: Because, said 559 8804 they, he [is] the son 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092, who sought 1875 8804 the LORD 3068 with all his heart 3824. So the house 1004 of Ahaziah 274 had no power 3581 to keep 6113 8800 still the kingdom 4467.

22:10 But when Athaliah 6271 the mother 517 of Ahaziah 274 saw 7200 8804 that her son 1121 was dead 4191 8804, she arose 6965 8799 and destroyed 1696 8762 all the seed 2233 royal 4467 of the house 1004 of Judah 3063.

22:11 But Jehoshabeath 3090, the daughter 1323 of the king 4428, took 3947 8799 Joash 3101 the son 1121 of Ahaziah 274, and stole 1589 8799 him from among 8432 the king's 4428 sons 1121 that were slain 4191 8716, and put 5414 8799 him and his nurse 3243 8688 in a bedchamber 2315 4296. So Jehoshabeath 3090, the daughter 1323 of king 4428 Jehoram 3088, the wife 802 of Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548, (for she was the sister 269 of Ahaziah 274,) hid 5641 8686 him from 6440 Athaliah 6271, so that she slew 4191 8689 him not.

22:12 And he was with them hid 2244 8693 in the house 1004 of God 430 six 8337 years 8141: and Athaliah 6271 reigned 4427 8802 over the land 776.

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