2 Kings 8:25-29

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

25 t In the u twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign. 26 Ahaziah was v twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was w a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. 27 He also walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was son-in-law to the house of Ahab.

28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against x Hazael king of Syria at y Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 z And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him at a Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And b Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

  1. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:25 - 29
    In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign.
    2 Chronicles 22:1 - 6
    And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
  2. Cross References
    2 Kings 9:29
    In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
  3. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 22:2
    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 granddaughter of Omri.
  4. Cross References
    1 Kings 15:10
    And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
  5. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:15
    But the next day he took the bed cloth and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Hazael became king in his place.
  6. Cross References
    1 Kings 22:3
    And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?
  7. Cross References
    2 Kings 9:15
    But King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, "If this is your decision, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel.
  8. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 22:6
    And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded.
    2 Kings 8:28
    He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
    2 Chronicles 22:5
    He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram.
  9. Cross References
    2 Kings 9:16
    Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram.
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