2 Chronicles 22:1

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king, in his stead, for, all the elder sons, had the band of men slain who came in with the Arabians into the camp,—so Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

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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-two years old, was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and, one year, reigned he in Jerusalem,—and, the name of his mother, was Athaliah, 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, Ahaziah his son, reigned, in his stead.

2 Kings 9:1Now, Elisha the prophet, called one of the sons of the prophets,—and said to him—Gird up thy loins, and take this flask of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead;

1 Chronicles 3:11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son;

2 Chronicles 21:17and they came up against Judah, and forced their way into it, and carried off all the possessions that were found belonging to the house of the king, moreover also his sons and his wives,—so that there was left him never a son, save only Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.

2 Chronicles 25:23and, Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, was taken by Joash king of Israel, in Beth-shemesh,—and he brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim as far as the corner-gate, four hundred cubits;

2 Chronicles 33:25But the people of the land smote all the conspirators 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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