In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. ] He is called Jehoahaz, and said to be the youngest son of Jehoram, ( 2 Chronicles 21:17 ) .
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Everything else that Jehoram did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Judah.]
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Jehoram died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.
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In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab as king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah
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at the age of twenty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for one year. His mother was Athaliah, the daughter of King Ahab and granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.
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Since Ahaziah was related to King Ahab by marriage, he sinned against the Lord, just as Ahab's family did.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.