² Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.^{[a] 3} Their father had given them many gifts^(A) of silver and gold and articles of value, as well as fortified cities^(B) in Judah, but he had given the kingdom to Jehoram because he was his firstborn son.

Jehoram King of Judah^(C)

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

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.

¹³ he met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?”

They said, “We are relatives of Ahaziah,^(A) and we have come down to greet the families of the king and of the queen mother.^(B)”

¹⁴ “Take them alive!” he ordered. So they took them alive and slaughtered them by the well of Beth Eked—forty-two of them. He left no survivor.^(A)