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. 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. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised him to do wickedly. 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. 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. (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.

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. 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. (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

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:2 twenty-two, 2 Kin. 8:26
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:2 Lit. daughter
  3. 2 Chronicles 22:5 Joram, v. 7; 2 Kin. 8:28
  4. 2 Chronicles 22:6 Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. Ahaziah and 2 Kin. 8:29
  5. 2 Chronicles 22:7 Lit. crushing
  6. 2 Chronicles 22:7 Joram, vv. 5, 7; 2 Kin. 8:28
  7. 2 Chronicles 22:7 destroy
  8. 2 Chronicles 22:11 Jehosheba, 2 Kin. 11:2

Ahazia, roi de Juda(A)

22 Les habitants de Jérusalem proclamèrent roi son plus jeune fils Ahazia pour lui succéder, car la horde qui avait pénétré dans le camp des Judéens avec les Arabes avait assassiné tous les aînés[a]. C’est ainsi que commença le règne d’Ahazia, fils de Yoram, roi de Juda. Il était âgé de vingt-deux ans[b] à son avènement et il régna un an à Jérusalem[c]. Sa mère s’appelait Athalie, elle était une petite-fille d’Omri[d]. Lui aussi suivit l’exemple de la dynastie d’Achab, car sa mère l’incitait au mal par ses conseils. Il fit ce que l’Eternel considère comme mal, comme la maison d’Achab, car, après la mort de son père, ces gens furent ses conseillers et l’entraînèrent vers sa perte. Sur leur conseil, il partit avec Yoram[e], fils d’Achab, roi d’Israël, pour une expédition militaire contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie, à Ramoth en Galaad. Yoram fut blessé par les Syriens. Alors, il retourna à Jizréel pour se faire soigner des blessures qui lui avaient été infligées à Rama pendant le combat contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie. Ahazia[f], fils de Yoram, roi de Juda, y alla pour lui rendre visite au cours de sa maladie.

(2 R 9.21-29)

Dieu fit en sorte qu’ait lieu cette visite qui fut fatale pour Ahazia. En effet, dès son arrivée, il sortit avec Yoram pour aller à la rencontre de Jéhu, fils de Nimshi, à qui l’Eternel avait conféré l’onction pour exterminer la famille d’Achab. Comme Jéhu exécutait le jugement sur la famille d’Achab, il surprit les dirigeants de Juda et les neveux d’Ahazia attachés au service de leur oncle et il les tua. Puis il se mit à la recherche d’Ahazia. On le captura dans Samarie où il s’était caché et on l’amena auprès de Jéhu qui le fit mourir. Puis on l’enterra, par égard pour son grand-père Josaphat qui s’était attaché de tout son cœur à l’Eternel. Dès lors, il ne restait plus personne de la famille d’Ahazia qui fût en état de régner.

Joas échappe au massacre des princes de Juda(B)

10 Lorsque Athalie, la mère d’Ahazia, vit que son fils était mort, elle entreprit de faire mourir toute la descendance royale de Juda. 11 Mais au moment du massacre, Yehoshabeath, une fille de roi, parvint à soustraire Joas, un fils d’Ahazia, du milieu de ses frères, pour l’installer avec sa nourrice dans le dortoir du Temple. Yehoshabeath, qui était une fille du roi Yoram, la femme du prêtre Yehoyada, et la sœur d’Ahazia, cacha ainsi Joas d’Athalie, dans le dortoir du Temple, et on ne le fit pas mourir. 12 Pendant six ans[g], il resta caché avec les deux femmes dans le Temple, tandis qu’Athalie régnait sur le pays.

Footnotes

  1. 22.1 Voir 21.16-17.
  2. 22.2 D’après certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque et la version syriaque (voir 2 R 8.26) ; le texte hébreu traditionnel a : quarante-deux, ce qu’exclut l’âge auquel est décédé le père de Yoram (2 Ch 21.20).
  3. 22.2 En 841 av. J.-C.
  4. 22.2 Athalie était une fille d’Achab, le fils d’Omri, fondateur de la nouvelle dynastie du royaume du Nord (1 R 16.23-27).
  5. 22.5 A ne pas confondre avec Yoram, roi de Juda, père d’Ahazia.
  6. 22.6 D’après certains manuscrits hébreux, l’ancienne version grecque, la version syriaque et la Vulgate (voir 2 R 8.29) ; le texte hébreu traditionnel a : Azaria (cf. 2 R 15.1-7).
  7. 22.12 De 841 à 835 av. J.-C.

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.

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.

He too followed(F) the ways of the house of Ahab,(G) for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. 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. 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; 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.

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. 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. 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

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:5 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verses 6 and 7
  3. 2 Chronicles 22:6 Hebrew Ramah, a variant of Ramoth
  4. 2 Chronicles 22:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:29); most Hebrew manuscripts Azariah
  5. 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
  6. 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba

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. 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. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. 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. 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, 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.

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. (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. (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

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:2 See 2 Kings 8:26; Hebrew forty-two; Septuagint twenty
  2. 2 Chronicles 22:7 Hebrew was from
  3. 2 Chronicles 22:11 Spelled Jehosheba in 2 Kings 11:2
  4. 2 Chronicles 22:11 That is, Joash