131In ch. 21:17, Jehoahaz
22: 2 132Forty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Athaliah 133the granddaughter of Omri.
132In 2Ki 8:26, Twenty-two [42 would make him two years older than his father! במ = 42, בכ = 22]
133Hb. a daughter of Omri.
22: 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
22: 4 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
22: 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 wounded Joram.
22: 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel 134because of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And 135Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
134In 2Ki 8:29, of the wounds
135In vs. 1, Ahaziah as Sept., Aram., Vg. In ch. 21:17, Jehoahaz
22: 7 Now the 136destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the grandson of Nimshi, whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
136Hb. treading down of Ahaziah
22: 8 And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.
22: 9 And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him, (now he was hiding in Samaria,) and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the 137grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart. 138And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.
137Hb. son of Jehoshaphat,
138Or, And there was none of the house of Ahaziah that had power to hold the kingdom.
22: 10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and 139destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
139So a few Hb. mss., all versions. Hb. spake death to If Jehoram’s other sons were from other wives, Athaliah likely had a Kill-or-be-killed mentality.
22: 11 But 140Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in 141the 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.
140In 2Ki 11:2, Jehosheba
141Or, the chamber for the beds.
22: 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
