2 Chronicles 22:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He was 22 years old when he began to rule. He ruled one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah. Her father’s name was Omri.

Cross References

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 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 King Omri of Israel.

1 Kings 16:28

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

2 Chronicles 22:1

The people of Jerusalem chose Ahaziah to be the new king in Jehoram’s place. Ahaziah was Jehoram’s youngest son. The people who came with the Arabs 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 because his mother encouraged him to do wrong things.

2 Kings 8:18

But Jehoram lived as the kings of Israel and did what the Lord saw as evil. He lived as the people from Ahab’s family, because his wife was Ahab’s daughter.