In the three and twentieth year of Jo´ash the son of Ahazi´ah king of Judah, Jeho´ahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
And the seventh year Jehoi´ada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king's son.
For Joz´achar the son of Shim´e-ath, and Jehoz´abad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amazi´ah his son reigned in his stead.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jerobo´am the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
Two and twenty years old was Ahazi´ah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athali´ah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.