⁹ He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding^(A) in Samaria. He was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought^(B) the Lord with all his heart.” So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom.

⁸ While Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab,^(A) he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives, who had been attending Ahaziah, and he killed them.

²⁰ Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He passed away, to no one’s regret, and was buried^(A) in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

Ahaziah King of Judah^(B)(C)

22 The people^(D) of Jerusalem^(E) made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders,^(F) who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

¹⁷ They attacked Judah, invaded it and carried off all the goods found in the king’s palace, together with his sons and wives. Not a son was left to him except Ahaziah,^[a] the youngest.^(A)

Jehoram King of Judah^(A)

⁴ When Jehoram established^(B) himself firmly over his father’s kingdom, he put all his brothers^(C) to the sword along with some of the officials of Israel.