17 Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Since he had no son, Joram[a](A) became king in his place. This happened in the second year of Judah’s King Jehoram(B) son of Jehoshaphat.[b] 18 The rest of the events of Ahaziah’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.[c](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17 Lit Jehoram; 2Kg 8:16
  2. 1:17 LXX omits in the second year... Jehoshaphat
  3. 1:18 LXX adds 4 more vv. here similar to 2Kg 3:1–3.

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