1And 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. 2Forty 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. 3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4Wherefore 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. 6And 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.22.6 which…: Heb. wherewith they wounded him22.6 Azariah: also called, Ahaziah, or, Jehoahaz 7And 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.22.7 destruction: Heb. treading down 8And 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. 9And 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. 11But 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.22.11 Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba 12And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
犹大王亚哈谢
1耶路撒冷的居民拥立约兰的小儿子亚哈谢22:1 “亚哈谢”即21:17提到的“亚哈斯”。为王。因为约兰的其他儿子都被那些与阿拉伯人同来攻营的匪徒杀了，于是犹大王约兰的儿子亚哈谢做了王。 2亚哈谢二十二岁22:2 参考七十士译本、叙利亚译本和列王纪下8:26。希伯来文是“四十二岁”。登基，在耶路撒冷执政一年。他母亲叫亚她利雅，是暗利的孙女。 3他重蹈亚哈家的覆辙，因为他的母亲唆使他作恶。 4他像亚哈家一样做耶和华视为恶的事，因为他父亲死后，亚哈家便唆使他作恶，使他走向灭亡。 5他照亚哈家的主意，与以色列王亚哈的儿子约兰一起去基列的拉末征讨亚兰王哈薛。亚兰人击伤约兰， 6约兰便回到耶斯列疗伤。犹大王亚哈谢22:6 “亚哈谢”希伯来文是“亚撒利雅”。前去探望他。
7亚哈谢去见约兰，遇害身亡，这事出于上帝。原来他到那里后便与约兰去攻击宁示的孙子耶户。耶户是耶和华膏立去毁灭亚哈家的人。 8耶户讨伐亚哈家的时候，遇见犹大众首领和亚哈谢的众侄儿，他们都是服侍亚哈谢的，耶户就把他们全部杀掉。 9然后耶户搜捕亚哈谢，民众找到躲在撒玛利亚的亚哈谢，把他押到耶户那里杀了。他们念他是全心寻求耶和华的约沙法的孙子，就把他埋葬了。这样，亚哈谢家无人能保住王位。
亚她利雅篡权
10亚哈谢的母亲亚她利雅见她儿子死了，便决定除掉犹大王室的后裔。 11但约兰王的女儿、亚哈谢的妹妹约示芭把亚哈谢的儿子约阿施从将要被杀的王子中偷出来，将他和他的乳母藏在一间卧室里躲避亚她利雅的杀害。约示芭是耶何耶大祭司的妻子。 12约阿施和他们在上帝的殿里藏了六年。那时亚她利雅篡位当政。
