2 Chronicles 22:2

Easy To Read Version

Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to rule. {\cf2\super [250]} Ahaziah ruled one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah. Athaliah’s father’s name was Omri.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:28

Omri died and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became the new king after him.

2 Kings 8:18

But Jehoram lived like the kings of Israel and did the things that the Lord said were wrong. Jehoram lived like the people from Ahab’s family. Jehoram lived like this because his wife was Ahab’s daughter.

2 Kings 8:26

Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to rule. He ruled one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah. She was the daughter of Omri, the king of Israel.

2 Chronicles 21:6

He lived the same way the kings of Israel lived. He lived the same way Ahab’s family lived. This was because Jehoram married Ahab’s daughter. And Jehoram did evil in the Lord’s sight.

2 Chronicles 22:1

The people of Jerusalem chose Ahaziah {\cf2\super [249]} to be the new king in Jehoram’s place. Ahaziah was Jehoram’s youngest son. The people that came with the Arab people to attack Jehoram’s camp killed all of Jehoram’s older sons. So Ahaziah began to rule in Judah.

2 Chronicles 22:3

Ahaziah also lived the way Ahab’s family lived. He lived that way because his mother encouraged him to do wrong things.