King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, , at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down 180 metres of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. ,
so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead when he fought against King Hazael of Aram. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.
So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, , his youngest son.
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. He died to no one’s regret , and was buried in the city of David but not in the tombs of the kings.
Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. His son Abijam , became king in his place.
Jehu met the relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah and asked, ‘Who are you? ’ They answered, ‘We’re Ahaziah’s relatives. We’ve come down to greet the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons.’
but for the sake of the covenant the Lord had made with David, he was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised to give a lamp , to David and to his sons for ever.
Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the troops that had come with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the elder sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.