Israel’s King Ahaziah

51 Ahaziah(A) son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria(B) in the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat,(C) and he reigned over Israel two years. 52 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(D) He walked in the ways of his father,(E) in the ways of his mother,(F) and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.(G) 53 He served Baal and bowed in worship to him.(H) He angered the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.(I)

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Ahaziah Rules in Israel

51 Ahaziah son of Ahab began to rule over Israel in the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years. 52 But he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the example of his father and mother and the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel to sin. 53 He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

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