2 Chronicles 22:1

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Achazyahu his youngest son king in his stead; for the predatory band that was come with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So became Achazyahu, the son of Jehoram the king of Judah, king.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

2Forty and two years old was Achazyahu when he became king, and one year did he reign in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athalyahu the [grand-]daughter of 'Omri.

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Cross References

2 Kings 8:24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Achazyahu his son became king in his stead.

2 Kings 9:1And Elisha' the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this flask of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gil'ad:

1 Chronicles 3:11Joram his son, Achazyahu his son, Joash his son,

2 Chronicles 21:17And they went up against Judah, and made an incursion into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and also his sons, and his wives; and there was not left unto him any son, save Jehoachaz, the youngest of his sons.

2 Chronicles 25:23And Joash the king of Israel caught Amazyahu the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoachaz, at Beth-shemesh; and he brought him to Jerusalem, and made a breach in the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate, four hundred cubits.

2 Chronicles 33:25But the people of the land slew all those that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 22:1

We read, in the foregoing chapter, of the carrying away of Jehoram's sons and his wives; but here we find one of his sons and one of his wives left, his son Ahaziah and his wife Athaliah, both reserved to be the shame and plague of his family. I. Ahaziah was the shame of it as a partaker, 1. In the sin, and, 2. In the destruction, of the house of Ahab, ver. 1-9 . II. Athaliah was the plague of it, for she destroyed all the seed-royal, and usurped the throne, ver. 10-12 . Read the whole commentary →

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