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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king of Judah.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab that Ahaziah had become king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab that Ahaziah had become king over Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year of the rule of Ahab's son Joram. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year that Joram, Ahab's son, was king of Israel.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year that Joram son of Ahab was king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ahaziah had begun to reign over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Ahab's son Joram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah reigned over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab reign did Ahaziah over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the year, the eleventh year to Joram, son of Ahab, Ahaziah reigned over Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Achab, Ochozias reigned over Juda, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah reigned over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram, son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Yoram, son of Akhab, Ekhazyah was made king over Yehuda.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Joram king of Israel, Ochozias began to reign over Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/9-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3232" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">(In the eleventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></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/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·ḇiš·naṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3141.htm" title="3141: lə·yō·w·rām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Joram. A form of Yhowram; Joram, the name of three Israelites and one Syrian.">of Joram</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">of Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: ’ă·ḥaz·yāh (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/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.">had become king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah.)</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16-17</a></span><br />In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-5.htm">2 Chronicles 21:5-6</a></span><br />Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">2 Chronicles 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25-26</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7-9</a></span><br />Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. / So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">1 Kings 22:51-53</a></span><br />In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. / Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm">2 Kings 3:1-3</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. / Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-17.htm">2 Kings 1:17</a></span><br />So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4</a></span><br />When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">2 Chronicles 21:20</a></span><br />Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10-12</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. / But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him. / And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-9.htm">Matthew 1:9</a></span><br />Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.</p><p class="hdg">in the eleventh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16,24</a></b></br> And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat <i>being</i> then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18,19</a></b></br> And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">2 Chronicles 22:1,2</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">began Ahaziah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18,19</a></b></br> And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-15.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-38.htm">Eleventh</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Joram</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-22.htm">Rule</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-2.htm">Eleventh</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">Joram</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-34.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-36.htm">Rule</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-4.htm">The prophet having done his message, flees</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab</b><br>This phrase situates the events within a specific historical timeframe. Joram, also known as Jehoram, was the king of Israel and the son of Ahab and Jezebel. His reign is marked by continued idolatry and conflict with the prophets of Yahweh, reflecting the spiritual decline of Israel. The eleventh year of Joram's reign provides a chronological anchor, indicating a period of political instability and divine judgment, as prophesied by Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a>).<p><b>Ahaziah had become king over Judah</b><br>Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram of Judah and Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, ascended to the throne of Judah. His reign was brief and characterized by his alliance with the house of Ahab, which led to his downfall. This alliance is significant as it represents the merging of the northern and southern kingdoms' royal families, which was politically motivated but spiritually detrimental. Ahaziah's reign is a fulfillment of the prophecy against the house of Ahab, as his association with them led to his demise (<a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7</a>).<p><b>over Judah</b><br>Judah, the southern kingdom, was distinct from the northern kingdom of Israel. The division of the united monarchy occurred after Solomon's reign, leading to separate lines of kings. Judah maintained the Davidic line, which is significant in biblical prophecy concerning the Messiah (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). Ahaziah's rule over Judah highlights the ongoing tension between following the ways of David and succumbing to the idolatrous influences of Israel. His reign is a cautionary tale of the consequences of forsaking the covenant with Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joram.htm">Joram (Jehoram) son of Ahab</a></b><br>Joram was the king of Israel and the son of Ahab and Jezebel. His reign was marked by idolatry and conflict with the prophets of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah.htm">Ahaziah</a></b><br>Ahaziah was the king of Judah, the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, and the grandson of Ahab and Jezebel. His reign was short and characterized by his alliance with the house of Ahab.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of the divided Israelite monarchy. During Ahaziah's reign, Judah was influenced by the idolatrous practices of the northern kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>A former king of Israel known for his idolatry and opposition to the prophets of God. His legacy continued to impact both Israel and Judah through his descendants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_eleventh_year.htm">The Eleventh Year</a></b><br>This time marker situates Ahaziah's reign within the broader historical context of the divided kingdoms, highlighting the overlap and interactions between the northern and southern kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_family_legacy.htm">The Influence of Family Legacy</a></b><br>The legacy of Ahab and Jezebel had a profound impact on their descendants, leading to continued idolatry and conflict with God’s prophets. This serves as a reminder of the lasting influence of family and the importance of a godly heritage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_ungodly_alliances.htm">The Dangers of Ungodly Alliances</a></b><br>Ahaziah's alliance with Joram, rooted in familial ties, led to his downfall. Believers are cautioned to be discerning in their relationships and alliances, ensuring they align with God’s will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_history.htm">The Sovereignty of God in History</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and idolatry of the time, God’s sovereign plan was unfolding. This encourages believers to trust in God’s control over history, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>The repeated failures of Israel and Judah’s kings to follow God’s commandments resulted in judgment and turmoil. This underscores the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_ahaziah_biblically.htm">Who was King Ahaziah in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_events_are_described_in_2_kings.htm">What events are described in 2 Kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehu_easily_execute_ahaziah.htm">In 2 Chronicles 22:9, how could Jehu swiftly seize and execute Ahaziah without apparent resistance, given Ahaziah's royal status and resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jezreel's_historical_significance.htm">What is the significance of Jezreel in history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">In the eleventh year of Joram.</span>--<a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm" title="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.">2Kings 8:25</a> says "in the twelfth year of Joram." Such a difference is not remarkable, inasmuch as the synchronisms between the reigns of the two kingdoms are not based upon exact records. Moreover, different computations might make the same year the eleventh or tweftth of Joram. (The verse is a parenthesis, and perhaps spurious.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Israel.</span> In <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25</a> the accession of Ahaziah is placed in Joram's twelfth, instead of his eleventh, year. The slight discrepancy is sufficiently explained By the double reckoning of a king's "first year," familiar to chronologists, either <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> from the date of the accession to the end of the current civil year; or <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> from the date of the accession to the same day in the ensuing year. Vers. 30<span class="accented">-</span>37. <span class="accented">- Death of Jezebel</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/9-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">(In the eleventh</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִשְׁנַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joram</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיוֹרָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yō·w·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3141.htm">Strong's 3141: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joram</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ahab,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחְאָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחַזְיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥaz·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_274.htm">Strong's 274: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahaziah -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had become king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah.)</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 9:29 In the eleventh year of Joram (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/9-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 9:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 9:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:30" /></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>