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Ahaziah was 22[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, Omri’s granddaughter.

He followed the example[b] of Ahab’s dynasty because his mother gave him evil counsel. So he practiced what the Lord considered to be evil, just like Ahab’s dynasty had done, because after his father died, he was given advice that resulted in his destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:2 Cf. 2 King 8:26, Syr, and LXX. MT reads 42.
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:3 Lit. footsteps