2 Kings 8:25-27

Contemporary English Version

King Ahaziah of Judah

(2 Chronicles 22.1-6)

²⁵ Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah in the twelfth year of Joram's rule in Israel. ²⁶ Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king, and he ruled from Jerusalem for only one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. ²⁷ Since Ahaziah was related to Ahab's family,^[a] he acted just like them and disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong.