Who was Ahaziah in the Bible?

Ahaziah (Jehoahaz)

Ahaziah, also known as Jehoahaz, was the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab. He became the sixth king of Judah at the age of 22 and reigned for one year in Jerusalem. Ahaziah did evil in the sight of the Lord, walking in the ways of the house of Ahab, as his mother Athaliah counseled him to do wickedly. (2Ki.8.25-27; 2Ch.22.1-4) Ahaziah joined his uncle Joram, king of Israel, in a battle against Hazael, king of Syria, at Ramoth Gilead. Joram was wounded and returned to Jezreel to recover. Ahaziah went to visit Joram in Jezreel, where he encountered Jehu, who had been anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. Jehu pursued Ahaziah, and Ahaziah was wounded at the ascent of Gur. He fled to Megiddo, where he died. His servants brought his body to Jerusalem, and he was buried with his fathers in the City of David. (2Ki.8.28-29; 9.16,21-28; 2Ch.22.5-9) After Ahaziah's death, his mother Athaliah seized the throne and destroyed all the royal heirs, except for Joash, who was hidden by Jehosheba. (2Ki.11.1-3; 2Ch.22.10-12) The short reign of Ahaziah was marked by the influence of his mother Athaliah and the house of Ahab, leading to his downfall and the near extinction of the Davidic line.

Ahaziah, son of Ahab

Ahaziah was the son of Ahab and the eighth king of Israel. He reigned for two years in Samaria, doing evil in the sight of the Lord and following the ways of his father and mother, Jezebel. (1Ki.22.51-53) During his reign, Ahaziah formed an alliance with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, to build ships to go to Tarshish. However, the ships were wrecked, and the venture failed. (1Ki.22.48-49; 2Ch.20.35-37). Ahaziah suffered a severe injury when he fell through the lattice of his upper room. He sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about his recovery. The prophet Elijah confronted the messengers and prophesied that Ahaziah would die due to his idolatry. Ahaziah sent captains with their fifties to seize Elijah, but fire from heaven consumed them. Elijah then went to Ahaziah and delivered the message of his impending death. (2Ki.1.2-17) Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah, and his brother Jehoram succeeded him as king, as Ahaziah had no son. (2Ki.1.17-18).

6 verses: 1 Kings 22:40, 1 Kings 22:49, 1 Kings 22:51, 2 Chronicles 20:35, 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 1:18

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Where does Ahaziah appear in the Bible?

Ahaziah is referenced in 27 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 3:11
• 2 Chronicles 22:1
• 2 Chronicles 22:2
• 2 Chronicles 22:6
• 2 Chronicles 22:7
• 2 Chronicles 22:8
• 2 Chronicles 22:9
• 2 Chronicles 22:10
• 2 Chronicles 22:11
• 2 Kings 8:24
• 2 Kings 8:25
• 2 Kings 8:26
• 2 Kings 9:21
• 2 Kings 9:23
• 2 Kings 9:27
• 2 Kings 9:29
• 2 Kings 10:13
• 2 Kings 11:1
• 2 Kings 11:2
• 2 Kings 13:1
• 2 Kings 14:13

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Ahaziah.