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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The other acts of Jehoram and all the things he did are written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
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Jehoram died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, and Jehoram's son Ahaziah ruled in his place.
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Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah during the twelfth year Joram son of Ahab was king of Israel.
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Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
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Ahaziah followed the ways of Ahab's family. He did what the Lord said was wrong, as Ahab's family had done, because he was a son-in-law to Ahab.