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2 Chronicles 22 Summary
Ahaziah's Brief Reign and Death
Jehoram's youngest son Ahaziah, made king at age forty-two, reigns for one year following wicked counsel from his mother Athaliah, daughter of Omri. He fights alongside Israel's King Joram against Syria, is wounded, and allies with the Northern Kingdom. This brings him into conflict with Jehu, whom God anointed to destroy Ahab's house. Jehu kills Ahaziah, and Athaliah, seeing her son dead, murders all the royal seed to claim the throne.
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Key verses
2 Chronicles 22:3
“He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.”
2 Chronicles 22:5
“He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.”
2 Chronicles 22:9
“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.”
2 Chronicles 22:10
“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.”
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