2 Chronicles 22
Good News Translation
King Ahaziah of Judah(A)
22 Some Arabs had led a raid and killed all of King Jehoram's sons except Ahaziah, the youngest. So now the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah king as his father's successor. 2-3 Ahaziah became king at the age of twenty-two,[a] and he ruled in Jerusalem for one year. Ahaziah also followed the example of King Ahab's family, since his mother Athaliah—the daughter of King Ahab and granddaughter of King Omri of Israel—gave him advice that led him into evil. 4 He sinned against the Lord, because after his father's death other members of King Ahab's family became his advisers, and they led to his downfall. 5 Following their advice, he joined King Joram of Israel in a war against King Hazael of Syria. The armies clashed at Ramoth in Gilead, and Joram was wounded in battle. 6 He returned to the city of Jezreel to recover from his wounds, and Ahaziah went there to visit him.
7 God used this visit to Joram to bring about Ahaziah's downfall. While Ahaziah was there, he and Joram were confronted by a man named Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had chosen to destroy the dynasty of Ahab. 8 As Jehu was carrying out God's sentence on the dynasty, he came across a group made up of Judean leaders and of Ahaziah's nephews that had accompanied Ahaziah on his visit. Jehu killed them all. 9 A search was made for Ahaziah, and he was found hiding in Samaria. They took him to Jehu and put him to death. But they did bury his body out of respect for his grandfather King Jehoshaphat, who had done all he could to serve the Lord.
No member of Ahaziah's family was left who could rule the kingdom.
Queen Athaliah of Judah(B)
10 As soon as King Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned of her son's murder, she gave orders for all the members of the royal family of Judah to be killed. 11 Ahaziah had a half sister, Jehosheba, who was married to a priest named Jehoiada. She secretly rescued one of Ahaziah's sons, Joash, took him away from the other princes who were about to be murdered and hid him and a nurse in a bedroom at the Temple. By keeping him hidden, she saved him from death at the hands of Athaliah. 12 For six years he remained there in hiding, while Athaliah ruled as queen.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 Some ancient translations (and see 2 K 8.26) twenty-two; Hebrew forty-two.
2 Chronicles 22
New International Version
Ahaziah King of Judah(A)(B)
22 The people(C) of Jerusalem(D) made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders,(E) 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.
2 Ahaziah was twenty-two[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri.
3 He too followed(F) the ways of the house of Ahab,(G) for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. 4 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing. 5 He also followed their counsel when he went with Joram[b] son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead.(H) The Arameans wounded Joram; 6 so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramoth[c] in his battle with Hazael(I) king of Aram.
Then Ahaziah[d] son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab because he had been wounded.
7 Through Ahaziah’s(J) visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. 8 While Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab,(K) he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives, who had been attending Ahaziah, and he killed them. 9 He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding(L) 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(M) the Lord with all his heart.” So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom.
Athaliah and Joash(N)
10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehosheba,[e] the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba,[f] the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid the child from Athaliah so she could not kill him. 12 He remained hidden with them at the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two
- 2 Chronicles 22:5 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verses 6 and 7
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 Hebrew Ramah, a variant of Ramoth
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:29); most Hebrew manuscripts Azariah
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
2 Chronicles 22
New King James Version
Ahaziah Reigns in Judah(A)
22 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made (B)Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, for the raiders who came with the (C)Arabians into the camp had killed all the (D)older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, reigned. 2 Ahaziah was [a]forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (E)Athaliah the [b]granddaughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly. 4 Therefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5 He also followed their advice, and went with [c]Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 6 (F)Then he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And [d]Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
7 His going to Joram (G)was God’s occasion for Ahaziah’s [e]downfall; for when he arrived, (H)he went out with [f]Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, (I)whom the Lord had anointed to [g]cut off the house of Ahab. 8 And it happened, when Jehu was (J)executing judgment on the house of Ahab, and (K)found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who served Ahaziah, that he killed them. 9 (L)Then he searched for Ahaziah; and they caught him (he was hiding in Samaria), and brought him to Jehu. When they had killed him, they buried him, “because,” they said, “he is the son of (M)Jehoshaphat, who (N)sought the Lord with all his heart.”
So the house of Ahaziah had no one to assume power over the kingdom.
Athaliah Reigns in Judah(O)
10 (P)Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. 11 But [h]Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took (Q)Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered, and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah so that she did not kill him. 12 And he was hidden with them in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 twenty-two, 2 Kin. 8:26
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 Lit. daughter
- 2 Chronicles 22:5 Joram, v. 7; 2 Kin. 8:28
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. Ahaziah and 2 Kin. 8:29
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 Lit. crushing
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 Joram, vv. 5, 7; 2 Kin. 8:28
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 destroy
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Jehosheba, 2 Kin. 11:2
2 Chronicles 22
English Standard Version
Ahaziah Reigns in Judah
22 (A)And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with (B)the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two[a] years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, (C)the granddaughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. 4 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing. 5 He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram, 6 and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded.
7 But it was ordained by[b] God that the downfall of Ahaziah should come about through his going to visit Joram. For when he came there, (D)he went out with Jehoram to meet Jehu the son of Nimshi, (E)whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. 8 (F)And when Jehu was (G)executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he met the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, who attended Ahaziah, and he killed them. 9 (H)He searched for Ahaziah, and he was captured while hiding in Samaria, and he was brought to Jehu and put to death. (I)They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, (J)who sought the Lord with all his heart.” And the house of Ahaziah had no one able to rule the kingdom.
Athaliah Reigns in Judah
10 (K)Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath,[c] the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were about to be put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him[d] from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death. 12 And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 See 2 Kings 8:26; Hebrew forty-two; Septuagint twenty
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 Hebrew was from
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Spelled Jehosheba in 2 Kings 11:2
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 That is, Joash
2 Chronik 22
Schlachter 2000
König Ahasja von Juda
22 Und die Einwohner von Jerusalem machten Ahasja[a], seinen jüngsten Sohn, zum König an seiner Stelle; denn die Truppe, die mit den Arabern in das Lager gekommen war, hatte alle älteren getötet. So wurde Ahasja König, der Sohn Jorams, des Königs von Juda.
2 Es war nach 42 Jahren, dass Ahasja König wurde,[b] und er regierte ein Jahr lang in Jerusalem; und der Name seiner Mutter war Athalja, eine Tochter Omris.
3 Und auch er wandelte in den Wegen des Hauses Ahabs, denn seine Mutter beriet ihn so, dass er gottlos handelte.
4 Und so tat er, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn, wie das Haus Ahabs; denn nach dem Tod seines Vaters waren sie seine Ratgeber, zu seinem Verderben.
5 Er wandelte auch nach ihrem Rat und zog mit Joram, dem Sohn Ahabs, dem König von Israel, in den Krieg gegen Hasael, den König von Aram, nach Ramot in Gilead. Aber die Aramäer verwundeten Joram.
6 Da kehrte er um, um sich in Jesreel heilen zu lassen; denn er hatte Wunden, die ihm in Rama geschlagen worden waren, als er mit Hasael, dem König von Aram, kämpfte. Und Asarja[c], der Sohn Jorams, der König von Juda, zog hinab, um Joram, den Sohn Ahabs, in Jesreel zu besuchen, weil er krank lag.
7 Und das war von Gott zum Untergang Ahasjas [so gefügt], dass er zu Joram ging; denn als er kam, zog er mit Joram aus gegen Jehu, den Sohn Nimsis, den der Herr gesalbt hatte, um das Haus Ahabs auszurotten.
8 Und es geschah, als Jehu am Haus Ahabs Gericht übte, da traf er die Fürsten Judas und die Söhne der Brüder Ahasjas, die Ahasja dienten, und brachte sie um.
9 Er suchte auch Ahasja; und man fing ihn in Samaria, wo er sich verborgen hatte, und brachte ihn zu Jehu; der tötete ihn. Und man begrub ihn, denn sie sprachen: Er ist der Sohn von Josaphat, der von ganzem Herzen den Herrn gesucht hat! Und es war niemand mehr aus dem Haus Ahasjas, der stark genug gewesen wäre zum Regieren.
Die blutige Herrschaft Athaljas über Juda
10 Als aber Athalja[d], die Mutter Ahasjas, sah, dass ihr Sohn tot war, da machte sie sich auf und brachte alle königlichen Nachkommen[e] des Hauses Juda um.
11 Aber Joschabat, die Tochter des Königs, nahm Joas, den Sohn Ahasjas, und schaffte ihn heimlich weg aus der Mitte der Königssöhne, die getötet wurden, und brachte ihn samt seiner Amme in eine Schlafkammer. So verbarg ihn Joschabat, die Tochter des Königs Joram, die Frau des Priesters Jojada[f] (denn sie war Ahasjas Schwester), vor Athalja, sodass er nicht getötet wurde.
12 Und er war sechs Jahre lang bei ihnen im Haus Gottes verborgen. Athalja aber herrschte über das Land.
Footnotes
- (22,1) bed. »Der Herr ergreift / hält«; die andere Namensform »Joahas« in 21,17 bedeutet dasselbe.
- (22,2) w. Als Sohn von 42 Jahren wurde Ahasja … Diese hebr. Redewendung bezeichnet normalerweise das Alter eines Königs; hier wird sie als Anspielung auf uns unbekannte zeitliche Zusammenhänge verwendet. Manche Ausleger deuten die 42 Jahre als das Alter Athaljas, der mächtigen Königsmutter, als eine Anspielung darauf, dass sie die eigentliche Regentin war (siehe V. 3). Andere sehen die 42 Jahre als die Regierungszeit der Dynastie Omris, in deren böser geistlicher Spur Ahasja fortfuhr. Vgl. 1Sam 13,1; 2Chr 36,9.
- (22,6) bed. »Der Herr hilft«; ein anderer Name für Ahasja.
- (22,10) bed. »Der Herr bedrückt«.
- (22,10) w. allen königlichen Samen.
- (22,11) bed. »Der Herr erkennt«.
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