Ahaziah King of Judah
1The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
2Ahaziah was twenty-two22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri.
3He too followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. 4He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing. 5He also followed their counsel when he went with Joram22:5 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verses 6 and 7 son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram; 6so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramoth22:6 Hebrew Ramah, a variant of Ramoth in his battle with Hazael king of Aram.
Then Ahaziah22:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:29); most Hebrew manuscripts Azariah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab because he had been wounded.
7Through Ahaziah’s visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall. 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. 8While Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives, who had been attending Ahaziah, and he killed them. 9He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. He was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart.” So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom.
Athaliah and Joash
10When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah. 11But Jehosheba,22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba,22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid the child from Athaliah so she could not kill him. 12He remained hidden with them at the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
Ahasiah ọba Juda
122.1-6: 2Ọb 8.24-29.Àwọn ènìyàn Jerusalẹmu mú Ahasiah, ọmọ Jehoramu tí ó kéré jùlọ, jẹ ọba ní ipò rẹ̀, láti ìgbà tí àwọn onísùnmọ̀mí, tí ó wá pẹ̀lú àwọn ará Arabia sínú ibùdó, tí wọn sì ti pa àwọn ọmọkùnrin àgbà. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Ahasiah ọmọ Jehoramu ọba Juda bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní jẹ ọba.
2Ahasiah jẹ́ ẹni ọdún méjìlélógún nígbà tí ó di ọba. Ó sì jẹ ọba ní Jerusalẹmu fún ọdún kan. Orúkọ ìyá rẹ̀ a máa jẹ́ Ataliah, Ọmọ ọmọbìnrin Omri.
3Ó mú ìrìn ní ọ̀nà ilé Ahabu. Nítorí tí ìyá rẹ̀ kì í láyà nínú ṣíṣe búburú. 4Ó ṣe búburú ní ojú Olúwa, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ilé Ahabu ti ṣe, Nítorí lẹ́yìn ikú baba a rẹ̀, wọ́n di olùgbani nímọ̀ràn rẹ̀ sí ṣíṣe rẹ̀. 5Ó tẹ̀lé ìgbìmọ̀ wọn nígbà tí ó lọ pẹ̀lú Joramu ọmọ Ahabu ọba Israẹli láti gbógun ti Hasaeli ọba Aramu ní Ramoti Gileadi. Àwọn ará Aramu ṣá Joramu ní ọgbẹ́; 6Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó padà sí Jesreeli láti wo ọgbẹ́ rẹ̀ sàn tí wọ́n ti dá sí i lára ní Rama ní ojú ogun rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú Hasaeli ọba Siria.
Nígbà náà, Ahasiah, ọmọ Jehoramu ọba Juda lọ sí Jesreeli láti lọ rí Joramu ọmọ Ahabu nítorí a ti ṣá a lọ́gbẹ́.
722.7-9: 2Ọb 9.1–10.36.Ní gbogbo ìgbà ìbẹ̀wò Ahasiah sí Joramu, Ọlọ́run mú ìṣubú Ahasiah wá. Nígbà tí Ahasiah dé, ó jáde lọ pẹ̀lú Jehoramu láti lọ bá Jehu ọmọ Nimṣi, ẹni tí Olúwa ti fi ààmì òróró yàn láti pa ìdílé Ahabu run. 8Nígbà tí Jehu ń ṣe ìdájọ́ lórí ilé Ahabu, ó rí àwọn ọmọbìnrin ọba ti Juda àti àwọn ọmọkùnrin ìbátan Ahasi, tí ó ń tọ́jú Ahasiah, ó sì pa wọ́n. 9Ó lọ láti wá Ahasiah, àti àwọn ọkùnrin rẹ̀. Àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ ṣẹ́gun rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó sápamọ́ ní Samaria. A gbé e wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Jehu, a sì pa á. Wọ́n sin ín nítorí wọ́n wí pé “Ọmọkùnrin Jehoṣafati ni, ẹni tí ó wá Olúwa pẹ̀lú gbogbo ọkàn rẹ̀.” Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò sí ẹnìkan ní ilé Ahasiah tí ó lágbára láti gbé ìjọba náà dúró.
Ataliah àti Joaṣi
1022.10–23.21: 2Ọb 11.1-20.Nígbà tí Ataliah ìyá Ahasiah rí i wí pé ọmọkùnrin rẹ̀ ti kú, ó tẹ̀síwájú láti pa gbogbo ìdílé ọba ti ilẹ̀ Juda run. 11Ṣùgbọ́n Jehoṣeba ọmọbìnrin ọba Jehoramu mú Joaṣi, ọmọkùnrin Ahasiah ó sì jí gbé lọ kúrò láàrín àwọn ọmọbìnrin ọba, àwọn tí ó kù díẹ̀ kí wọn pa. Wọn gbé òun àti olùtọ́jú rẹ̀ sínú ìyẹ̀wù. Nítorí Jehoṣeba ọmọbìnrin ọba Jehoramu àti ìyàwó àlùfáà Jehoiada jẹ́ arábìnrin Ahasiah. Ó fi ọmọ naà pamọ́ kúrò fún Ataliah, kí ó má ba à pa á. 12Ó wà ní ìpamọ́ pẹ̀lú wọn ni ilé Ọlọ́run fún ọdún mẹ́fà nígbà tí Ataliah ṣàkóso ilẹ̀ náà.
