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2 Chronicles 22:1-12 (AMP)

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¹ THE PEOPLE of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his stead, for the troop that came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. ² Forty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began his one-year reign in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri. ³ He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly. ⁴ So he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after his father's death, to his destruction. ⁵ He followed their counsel and even went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram; ⁶ And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds given him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was sick. ⁷ But the destruction of Ahaziah was ordained of God in his coming to visit Joram. For when he got there he went out with Joram against Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. ⁸ And when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, he met the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's slain brothers, who attended Ahaziah, and he slew them. ⁹ And sought Ahaziah, who was hiding in Samaria; he was captured, brought to Jehu, and slain. They buried him, for they said, After all, he is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no one left able to rule the kingdom. ¹⁰ But when Athaliah mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of Judah. ¹¹ But Jehosheba, the daughter of the king, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were to be slain, and she put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehosheba daughter of King Jehoram, sister of Ahaziah, and wife of Jehoiada the priest, hid from Athaliah, so that she did not slay him. ¹² And Joash was with them hidden in the house of God six years, and Athaliah reigned over the land.

Definition(s):
Ahab (Eh-hab): uncle, or father's brother
Ahaziah (A-haz-eye-a): seizure; vision of the Lord
Athaliah (A-thal-eye-a): the time of the Lord
Azariah (Az-ar-eye-a): he that hears the Lord
Hazael (Ha-ze-el): that sees God
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jehoram (Je-hoh-ram): exaltation of the Lord
Jehosheba (Je-hosh-e-ba): fullness, or oath, of the Lord
Jehu (Jee-hoo): himself who exists
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Joash (Joh-ash): who despairs or burns
Joram (Joh-ram): to cast; elevated
Joram (Yoh-ram): to cast; elevated
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Ramah (Rah-mah): same as Ram
Jezreel (Jez-re-el):
So (Soh):
Syria (Sirr-ee-a):