1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead ; for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest . So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned . 2Forty and two years 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 . 3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly . 4And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah , as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction . 5He 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 wounded Joram . 6And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him 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 . 7Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God , in that he went unto Joram : for when he was come , he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi , whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8And it came to pass , when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah , and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them . 9And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him ( now he was hiding in Samaria ), and they brought him to Jehu , and slew him ; and they buried him , for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat , who sought Jehovah with all his heart . And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom .
The Downfall of Ahaziah
10Now 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 . 11But Jehoshabeath , the daughter of the king , took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king ’s sons that were slain , and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber . 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 that she slew him not . 12And he was with them hid in the house of God six years : and Athaliah reigned over the land.