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His mother&#8217s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. <a href="/esv/2_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah; she was a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother&#8217s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/amp/2_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/csb/2_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, granddaughter of Israel’s King Omri. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king and reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother&#8217s name was Athaliah, granddaughter of Israel&#8217s King Omri. <a href="/asv/2_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/cev/2_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king, and he ruled from Jerusalem for only one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. <a href="/erv/2_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/2_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother was named Athaliah. She was the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel. <a href="/msb/2_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother?s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/net/2_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Twenty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/web/2_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Ahaziah [is] a son of twenty-two years in his reigning, and he has reigned one year in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Athaliah daughter of Omri, king of Israel, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> a son of twenty and two years is Ahaziah in his reigning, and one year he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Athaliah daughter of Omri king of Israel, <a href="/slt/2_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The son of twenty and two years was Ahaziah in his reigning; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Athaliah, daughter of Omri, king of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Ochozias was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Athalia the daughter of Amri king of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri, the king of Israel. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, daughter of Omri, king of Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Ekhazyah was a son of twenty two years when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Thalyah, daughter of Amri, King of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. <a href="/sep/2_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Twenty and two years old was Ochozias when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Gotholia, daughter of Ambri king of Israel. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/8-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2796" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Ahaziah Reigns in Judah</a> 25In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. 26<a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or rachazyahuw; from 'achaz and Yahh; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king.">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty-two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·ta·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">years old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">when he became king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: wə·šā·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year.</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">His mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/6271.htm" title="6271: ‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū (N-proper-fs) -- Or mathalyahuw; from the same as Athlay and Yahh; Jah has constrained; Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites.">was Athaliah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the granddaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6018.htm" title="6018: ‘ā·mə·rî (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Isr., also several other Isr. From amar; heaping; Omri, an Israelite.">of Omri</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> 27And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2</a> Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a> When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land. <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a> When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there. <a href="/2_kings/11-21.htm">2 Kings 11:21</a> Joash was seven years old when he became king. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a> And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a> So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest. <a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3-4</a> Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father. <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a> And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">2 Kings 9:16</a> Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him. <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13-14</a> Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.” / Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">2 Chronicles 24:7</a> For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">2 Chronicles 24:25-26</a> And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. / Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess. <a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a> Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">2 Chronicles 22:9</a> Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom. <a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">2 Kings 11:13-16</a> When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD. / And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!” / And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.<a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm">2 Kings 8:17</a> Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.See note on<a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2</a> 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.<a href="/2_kings/9-21.htm">2 Kings 9:21-27</a> And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite… <a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">2 Chronicles 22:5-8</a> 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 Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram… Athaliah<a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1,13-16</a> And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal… daughter.<a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a> And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-7.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-7.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/36-14.htm">Granddaughter</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-30.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-30.htm">Omri</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-34.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">Granddaughter</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-28.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-8.htm">Omri</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-35.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-36.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 8</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine, </a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.</a> 7. <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him</a> 16. <a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram</a> 25. <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahaziah's wicked reign</a> 28. <a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king Ahaziah's young age at ascension reflects the turbulent times in the kingdom of Judah. His reign follows that of his father, Jehoram, who had led the nation into idolatry. The age of twenty-two suggests a lack of experience, which may have contributed to his short and troubled reign. This period in Judah's history is marked by political instability and spiritual decline, as the influence of the house of Ahab in Israel extended into Judah.and he reigned in Jerusalem one year Ahaziah's brief reign of one year indicates a time of significant upheaval. His short rule is a consequence of the alliances and enmities formed by his predecessors. Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, was the center of worship and governance, yet during Ahaziah's reign, it was also a place of political intrigue and religious compromise. His reign was cut short by his involvement in the conflicts between Israel and Aram, leading to his death.His mother’s name was Athaliah Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, brought the influence of the northern kingdom's idolatry into Judah. Her marriage to Jehoram was likely a political alliance, but it also introduced the worship of Baal into Judah. Athaliah's role as queen mother was significant, as she later seized power for herself, furthering the apostasy in Judah. Her influence on Ahaziah would have been substantial, steering him towards the practices of her family in Israel.the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel Omri, a powerful and influential king of Israel, established a dynasty known for its political strength and idolatrous practices. His legacy included the construction of Samaria and the establishment of alliances through marriage, such as that of his son Ahab to Jezebel. Athaliah, as Omri's granddaughter, represents the continuation of this legacy. The mention of Omri highlights the political and religious entanglements between Israel and Judah during this period, as well as the ongoing struggle between the worship of Yahweh and the idolatry introduced by Omri's descendants.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahaziah.htm">Ahaziah</a> The king of Judah who began his reign at the age of twenty-two. His reign was notably short, lasting only one year. 2. <a href="/topical/a/athaliah.htm">Athaliah</a> The mother of Ahaziah, described as a granddaughter of Omri. She played a significant role in the royal lineage and had a strong influence on Ahaziah. 3. <a href="/topical/o/omri.htm">Omri</a> A former king of Israel, known for establishing a powerful dynasty. His legacy continued through his descendants, including Athaliah. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, where Ahaziah reigned as king. It was the political and spiritual center of the kingdom. 5. <a href="/topical/r/reign_of_ahaziah.htm">Reign of Ahaziah</a> A brief period marked by political alliances and familial influences, particularly from his mother, Athaliah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_family_legacy.htm">Influence of Family Legacy</a> The legacy of our family can have a profound impact on our lives and decisions. Ahaziah's reign was influenced by his mother and her lineage. We should be aware of the positive and negative influences in our own family history and seek to align our lives with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_counsel.htm">The Importance of Godly Counsel</a> Ahaziah's short reign and the influence of his mother Athaliah highlight the importance of seeking godly counsel. Surrounding ourselves with wise and godly advisors can help us make decisions that honor God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ungodly_alliances.htm">The Consequences of Ungodly Alliances</a> Ahaziah's connection to the house of Omri, known for its idolatry and wickedness, serves as a warning against forming alliances that lead us away from God. We should be cautious about the relationships and partnerships we form. <a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life_and_leadership.htm">The Brevity of Life and Leadership</a> Ahaziah's one-year reign reminds us of the brevity of life and the importance of making the most of the time we have. We should strive to live each day with purpose and in service to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 8</a> <a href="/q/is_ahaziah's_age_22_or_42.htm">Is Ahaziah's age 22 or 42?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ahaziah's_age_differ_in_the_bible.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 22:2 say Ahaziah was 42 years old when he began to reign, while 2 Kings 8:26 says he was 22? </a> <a href="/q/is_israel_a_light_to_gentiles.htm">Is Ahaziah's age 22 or 42?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_ahaziah_biblically.htm">Who was King Ahaziah in biblical history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Ahaziah.--Called Jehoahaz (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm" title="And they came up into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.">2Chronicles 21:17</a>). Ewald thinks he assumed the name of Ahaziah on his accession.The daughter of Omri--i.e., granddaughter. Omri is mentioned rather than Ahab as the founder of the dynasty, and the notorious example of its wickedness. (Comp. <a href="/micah/6-16.htm" title="For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels; that I should make you a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore you shall bear the reproach of my people.">Micah 6:16</a> : "The statutes of Omri are kept.")<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign. The writer of Chronicles says, "two and forty" (<a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2</a>), which is absolutely impossible, since his father was but forty when he died (see ver. 17, and setup. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-5.htm">2 Chronicles 21:5, 20</a>). Even "two and twenty" is a more advanced age than we should have expected, since Ahaziah was the youngest of Jehoram's sons (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a>); he must therefore have been born in his father's nineteenth year. Yet he had several elder brothers (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">2 Chronicles 22:1</a>)! To explain this, we have to remember (1) the early age at which marriage is contracted in the East (twelve years); and (2) the fact that each prince had, besides his wife, several concubines. That Joram had several appears from <a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a>. And he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's Ares was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri King of Israel. There is something very remarkable in the dignity and precedence attached to Omri. He was, no doubt, regarded of a sort of second founder of the kingdom of Israel, having been the first monarch to establish anything like a stable dynasty. His "statutes" were looked upon as the fundamental laws of the kingdom, and were "kept" down to the time of its destruction (<a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a>). Foreigners knew Samaria as Beth. Khumri, or "the house of Omri." He is the only Israelite king mentioned by name on the Moabite Stone (line 5), and the earliest mentioned in the inscriptions of Assyria. Even Jehu, who put an end to his dynasty, was regarded by the Assyrians as his descendant, and known under the designation of" Yahua, the son of Khnmri" (Black Obelisk, epig. 2.). Athallah, the daughter of Ahab, is called "the daughter of Omri," not only in the present passage, but also in <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2</a>. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/8-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Ahaziah אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ (’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_274.htm">Strong's 274: </a> Ahaziah -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites [was] twenty-two עֶשְׂרִ֨ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth years old בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son when he became king, בְמָלְכ֔וֹ (ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel and he reigned מָלַ֖ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel one אַחַ֔ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first year. וְשָׁנָ֣ה (wə·šā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year His mother’s אִמּוֹ֙ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) name וְשֵׁ֤ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name was Athaliah, עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ (‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6271.htm">Strong's 6271: </a> Athaliah -- daughter of Ahab, also three Israelites the granddaughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Omri עָמְרִ֖י (‘ā·mə·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6018.htm">Strong's 6018: </a> Omri -- a king of Israel, also several other Israelites king מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 8:26 Twenty-two years old was Ahaziah when he (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 8:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 8:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>