Israel’s King Ahaziah

51 Ahaziah(A) son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria(B) in the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat,(C) and he reigned over Israel two years. 52 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(D) He walked in the ways of his father,(E) in the ways of his mother,(F) and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.(G) 53 He served Baal and bowed in worship to him.(H) He angered the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.(I)

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Ahaziah rules Israel

51 In the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat, Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled over Israel for two years. 52 He did evil in the Lord’s eyes. He walked in his father’s ways and his mother’s ways—that is, in the ways of Jeroboam, Nebat’s son, who had caused Israel to sin. 53 Ahaziah served Baal and worshipped him. He angered the Lord, Israel’s God, by doing all the same things his father had done.

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