1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
5 ¶ He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
10 ¶ But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
Ahazjāhu valdīšana
(2Ķēn 8:25–292Ķēn 9:14–16, 2Ķēn 27–29)1 Jeruzālemes iedzīvotāji viņa vietā par ķēniņu iecēla viņa jaunāko dēlu Ahazjāhu, jo pārējos, kas bija vecāki, nokāva sirotāji, kas kopā ar arābiem bija uzbrukuši nometnei. Pēc tam sāka valdīt Ahazjāhu, Jehorāma dēls, Jūdas ķēniņš.
2 Ahazjāhu sāka valdīt divdesmit divu gadu vecumā. Jeruzālemē viņš valdīja vienu gadu, viņa mātes vārds bija Atalja, Omrī meita. 3 Arī viņš staigāja Ahāba nama ceļos, jo viņa māte tam bija padomdevēja pārkāpumos. 4 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, tāpat kā Ahāba nams, jo pēc tēva nāves padomdevēji viņam bija no turienes, un tas viņu iznīcināja, 5 jo viņš sekoja to padomam. Kopā ar Israēla ķēniņu Jehorāmu, Ahāba dēlu, viņš devās uz Rāmot-Gileādu karot ar Arāmas ķēniņu Hazaēlu. Aramieši Jehorāmu savainoja. 6 Viņš atgriezās Jizreēlā sadziedēt ievainojumus, kurus viņam bija cirtuši Rāmā, kad viņš cīnījās ar Arāmas ķēniņu Hazaēlu. Tad Jūdas ķēniņš Ahazjāhu, Jehorāma dēls, devās uz Jizreēlu apciemot Jehorāmu, Ahāba dēlu, jo tas bija slims. 7 Dievs pazudināja Ahazjāhu ar to, ka viņš devās pie Jehorāma un kopā ar Jehorāmu izgāja pretī Jehum, Nimšī dēlam, kuru Kungs bija svaidījis Ahāba nama iznīdēšanai. 8 Kad Jehus bija izpildījis spriedumu Ahāba namam, viņš sastapa Jūdas augstmaņus, Ahazjāhu brāļa dēlus, kas kalpoja Ahazjāhu, un viņš tos nokāva. 9 Ahazjāhu, kas slēpās Samarijā, tika uzmeklēts un notverts. Viņu atveda pie Jehus un nonāvēja. Viņu apbedīja, sakot: “Viņš ir Jehošāfāta dēls, kurš no visas sirds meklēja Kungu.” Ahazjāhu namā nebija neviena, kas spētu noturēt valstī varu.
Atalja sagrābj varu
(2Ķēn 11:1–3)10 Kad Atalja, Ahazjāhu māte, redzēja, ka viņas dēls ir miris, viņa cēlās un iznīcināja visu Jūdas nama ķēniņa dzimumu. 11 Bet ķēniņa meita Jehošeba ņēma Joāšu, Ahazjāhu dēlu, un zagšus aiznesa viņu prom no ķēniņa dēliem, kas tika nonāvēti. Viņa to kopā ar zīdītāju ieveda guļamistabā. Tā Jehošeba, ķēniņa Jehorāma meita un priestera Jehojādas sieva, būdama Ahazjāhu māsa, slēpa viņu no Ataljas – tā viņš netika nonāvēts. 12 Viņš bija kopā ar tiem Dieva namā, viņu slēpa sešus gadus, kamēr Atalja valdīja pār zemi.
