1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem appointed his youngest son, Ahaziah, as king in his place. For the robbers of the Arabians, who had fallen upon the camp, had put to death all those who were greater by birth before him. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, reigned as king of Judah.
2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.
3 But he too went forth in the ways of the house of Ahab. For his mother impelled him to act impiously.
4 And so he did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as the house of Ahab did. For after the death of his father, they were counselors to him, to his destruction.
5 And he walked in their counsels. And he went with Joram, the son of Ahab, the king of Israel, to war against Hazael, the king of Syria, at Ramoth Gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram.
6 And he returned, so that he might be cured at Jezreel. For he had received many wounds in the above-stated battle. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, descended, so that he might visit Joram, the son of Ahab, at Jezreel, while he was ill.
7 Indeed, it was the will of God against Ahaziah that he would go to Joram, and when he had gone, that he also would go out with him against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
8 Therefore, when Jehu was overthrowing the house of Ahab, he found the leaders of Judah, with the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, who were ministering to him, and he put them to death.
9 Also, while he himself was seeking Ahaziah, he found him to be hiding in Samaria. And having been led to him, he killed him. And they buried him, because he was the son of Jehoshaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. But there was no longer any hope that someone from the stock of Ahaziah would reign.
10 For indeed, his mother, Athaliah, seeing that her son had died, rose up and killed the entire royal stock of the house of Jehoram.
11 But Jehosheba, the daughter of the king, took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from the midst the king’s sons when they were being slain. And she hid him with his nurse in a bedroom. Now Jehosheba, the one who had hidden him, was the daughter of king Jehoram, and the wife of the high priest Jehoiada, and the sister of Ahaziah. And because of this, Athaliah did not kill him.
12 Therefore, he was with them, hidden in the house of God, for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Chronicles, 22:
2 Chronicles 22 reports the rise to the throne of Judah of King Acazias, son of Atalia, who ruled for only one year and followed the bad example of his mother and the king of Israel, Ahab. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
1 Kings 16:30-33: "And Ahab, son of Onri, did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, more than all who were before him ... and Ahab made a little post and thus Ahab He did more to provoke the Lord, God of Israel, the wrath than all the kings of Israel who were before Him. " This verse mentions King Ahab de Israel, which is referenced in 2 Chronicles 22:3 as an example to be followed by Ahaziah.
1 Kings 21:25: "There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, because his wife, Jezebel, incited him." This verse refers to Ahab's wife, Jezebel, who is also mentioned in 2 chronicles 22:2 as the mother of Ahaziah.
2 Kings 9:30-37: This is an account of the death of Jezebel, which is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 22:2 as the mother of Ahaziah. Although not directly related to the reign of Acaziah, it is an example of how Jezebel's wickedness affected those around him.
Proverbs 22:8: "He who sows iniquity will reap problems, and the rod of his anger will be destroyed." This verse highlights the consequence of wickedness, which is a theme present in the reign of Acazias.
Isaiah 1:4: "Ah, sinful nation, people loaded with iniquity, descent of evildoers, children who corrupted themselves! They abandoned the Lord, despised the saint of Israel and rejected him." This verse reflects Judah's condition under the reign of Acazias, who distanced himself from the Lord and followed the evil of his mother and the king of Israel.
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