2Ch 22:1-6 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah , his youngest son , king in his place , for the band of men who came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons . So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign .

2 Chronicles 22:1-6

1 ^aThen the inhabitants of Jerusalem made ^{▼▼ In 2 Chr 21:17, Jehoahaz}Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with ^cthe Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaziah was ^{▼▼ So some versions and 2 Kin 8:26; Heb 42 years}twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the ^{▼▼ Lit daughter}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 He did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to ^fhis destruction.

Ahaziah Allies with Jehoram of Israel

5 He also walked according to their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the ^{▼▼ Heb archers
,} ^hArameans ^{▼▼ Lit smote}wounded ^{▼▼ I.e. Jehoram}Joram. 6 So he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds ^{▼▼ Lit with which...smitten}which they had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And ^{▼▼ So with 2 Kin 8:29; Heb Azariah}Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.