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: ''This article is about the king of the [[Southern Kingdom]]. For the king of the [[Northern Kingdom]], see [[Ahaziah of Israel]].''
 
: ''This article is about the king of the [[Southern Kingdom]]. For the king of the [[Northern Kingdom]], see [[Ahaziah of Israel]].''
  
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King [[Ahaziah]] ([[Hebrew]] '''אחזיהו המלך''' held by [[YHWH]]) (906-vr. 886-r. 885-d. 884 BC according to [[James Ussher|Ussher]],<ref name=Ussher>[[James Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World]]'', [[Larry Pierce]], ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pghh. 503, 511, 532-5</ref> or 863-vr. 842-r. 841-d. 841 BC according to [[Edwin R. Thiele|Thiele]]<ref name=Wood>Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), p. 294</ref>) was the sixth [[king]] of the [[Southern Kingdom]] of [[Israel]].<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=22|verses=1-10}}</ref> He succeeded his father [[Jehoram]] and in fact served a year as [[viceroy]] under Jehoram before his one-year lone reign. He is remembered very little, and mainly on account of King [[Jehu]], who killed him and his uncle [[Jehoram of Israel]] in the same engagement, and his mother [[Athaliah]], who counseled him to do evil deeds and ultimately served a bloody reign of her own.<ref name=Konig>Konig, George. [http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p4.htm Ahaziah]. ''AboutBibleProphecy.com,'' 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.</ref>
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King '''Ahaziah''' ([[Hebrew]] '''אחזיהו המלך''' held by [[YHWH]]) (906-vr. 886-r. 885-d. 884 BC according to [[James Ussher|Ussher]],<ref name=Ussher>[[James Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World]]'', [[Larry Pierce]], ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pghh. 503, 511, 532-5</ref> or 863-vr. 842-r. 841-d. 841 BC according to [[Edwin R. Thiele|Thiele]]<ref name=Wood>Leon J. Wood, ''A Survey of Israel's History'', rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), p. 294</ref>) was the sixth [[king]] of the [[Southern Kingdom]] of [[Israel]].<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=22|verses=1-10}}</ref> He succeeded his father [[Jehoram]] and in fact served a year as [[viceroy]] under Jehoram before his one-year lone reign. He is remembered very little, and mainly on account of King [[Jehu]], who killed him and his uncle [[Jehoram of Israel]] in the same engagement, and his mother [[Athaliah]], who counseled him to do evil deeds and ultimately served a bloody reign of her own.<ref name=Konig>Konig, George. [http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p4.htm Ahaziah]. ''AboutBibleProphecy.com,'' 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.</ref>
  
 
== Family ==
 
== Family ==
 
He was the youngest of [[Jehoram]]'s sons by [[Athaliah]],<ref name=Columbia>Authors unknown. "[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0802802.html Entry for Ahaziah]." ''The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia'', 6th ed. [[Columbia University]] Press, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.</ref><ref name=WebBible>Authors unknown. "[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/ahaziah.html Entry for Ahaziah]." WebBible Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 15, 2007.</ref> and also had a sister named [[Jehosheba]]. Through his mother, the rulers of the [[House of Omri]] were in fact his uncles to three different degrees.
 
He was the youngest of [[Jehoram]]'s sons by [[Athaliah]],<ref name=Columbia>Authors unknown. "[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0802802.html Entry for Ahaziah]." ''The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia'', 6th ed. [[Columbia University]] Press, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.</ref><ref name=WebBible>Authors unknown. "[http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/ahaziah.html Entry for Ahaziah]." WebBible Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 15, 2007.</ref> and also had a sister named [[Jehosheba]]. Through his mother, the rulers of the [[House of Omri]] were in fact his uncles to three different degrees.
  
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The Chronicler and the author of I and II Kings give two widely different ages for him: the Chronicler says that he was 42 when he began to reign<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=22|verses=2}}</ref> while the author of the Kings books says that he was 22<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=8|verses=26}}.</ref> Ussher accepted the younger age, and [[Larry Pierce]] holds that the greater age is most likely a handwriting mistake by an unnamed scribe--one of the very few mistakes to be found in [[Bible]] manuscripts, and a subject of much controversy.<ref name=Pierce3>[[Larry Pierce|Pierce, Larry]]. "[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/magazines/tj/docs/divided.pdf Ussher's Time Line for the Divided Kingdom]." ''Trinity Review'', 170, April 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2007, from [http://www.answersingenesis.org Answers in Genesis]. Requires PDF reader or plug-in.</ref>
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The Chronicler and the author of I and II Kings give two widely different ages for him: the Chronicler says that he was 42 when he began to reign<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=22|verses=2}}</ref> while the author of the Kings books says that he was 22<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=8|verses=26}}.</ref> Ussher accepted the younger age, and [[Larry Pierce]] holds that the greater age is most likely a handwriting mistake by an unnamed scribe—one of the very few mistakes to be found in [[Bible]] manuscripts, and a subject of much controversy.<ref name=Pierce3>[[Larry Pierce|Pierce, Larry]]. "[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/magazines/tj/docs/divided.pdf Ussher's Time Line for the Divided Kingdom]." ''Trinity Review'', 170, April 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2007, from [http://www.answersingenesis.org Answers in Genesis]. Requires PDF reader or plug-in.</ref>
  
 
Ahaziah married [[Zibia]] of [[Beersheba]], probably in the year that his father made him [[viceroy]]. By her he had a son named [[Joash]] in the year of his lone reign.
 
Ahaziah married [[Zibia]] of [[Beersheba]], probably in the year that his father made him [[viceroy]]. By her he had a son named [[Joash]] in the year of his lone reign.
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In the last year of his reign, Ahaziah's father Jehoram made him viceroy while suffering from a gastrointestinal disease<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=9|verses=29}}.</ref> A year later, Jehoram died and Ahaziah succeeded him. His brief reign is remarkable only for his remaining under the influence of his mother Athaliah, who had introduced [[Baal]]ism to the Southern Kingdom and continued to promote it.
 
In the last year of his reign, Ahaziah's father Jehoram made him viceroy while suffering from a gastrointestinal disease<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=9|verses=29}}.</ref> A year later, Jehoram died and Ahaziah succeeded him. His brief reign is remarkable only for his remaining under the influence of his mother Athaliah, who had introduced [[Baal]]ism to the Southern Kingdom and continued to promote it.
  
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His last battle was at [[Ramoth-gilead]], where he fought at the side of his uncle [[Jehoram of Israel]].<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=8|verses=25-29}}</ref><ref name=Konig/><ref name=WebBible/> This other Jehoram was wounded in battle against King [[Hazael]] of [[Syria]], and the allied kings had no choice but to lift their siege. Jehoram retired to [[Jezreel]] to recover, and Ahaziah stayed by his side.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=8|verses=28-29}}</ref><ref name=Konig/>
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His last battle was at [[Ramoth-gilead]], where he fought at the side of his uncle [[Jehoram of Israel]].<ref name=Konig/><ref name=WebBible/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=8|verses=25-29}}</ref> This other Jehoram was wounded in battle against King [[Hazael]] of [[Syria]], and the allied kings had no choice but to lift their siege. Jehoram retired to [[Jezreel]] to recover, and Ahaziah stayed by his side.<ref name=Konig/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=8|verses=28-29}}</ref>
  
 
Soon afterward, [[Jehu]] appeared at the head of a company. Jehoram and Ahaziah prepared their chariots and rode out to meet Jehu. Jehu essentially declared war. Jehoram turned and fled, and said to Ahaziah that they had been tricked. Nor did Jehoram live long, because Jehu killed him with an arrow shot to the back.
 
Soon afterward, [[Jehu]] appeared at the head of a company. Jehoram and Ahaziah prepared their chariots and rode out to meet Jehu. Jehu essentially declared war. Jehoram turned and fled, and said to Ahaziah that they had been tricked. Nor did Jehoram live long, because Jehu killed him with an arrow shot to the back.
  
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Here the two accounts of Ahaziah's death<ref name=Columbia/> differ slightly. The author of Kings states that Ahaziah fled the scene, and Jehu pursued him and wounded him fatally on the way to [[Gur]]; Ahaziah fled as far as [[Megiddo]] and died there, and his servants then brought him back to [[Jerusalem]] for burial.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=9|verses=27-29}}</ref><ref name=WebBible/> The Chronicler says that Ahaziah tried to hide out in [[Samaria]], but was arrested, brought before Jehu, and executed,<ref name=Konig/> whereupon Jehu gave him a decent burial on account of his grandfather [[Jehoshaphat]]. The Chronicler also states that Jehu executed several of Ahaziah's cousins who were with him.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=22|verses=7-10}}</ref>
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Here the two accounts of Ahaziah's death<ref name=Columbia/> differ slightly. The author of Kings states that Ahaziah fled the scene, and Jehu pursued him and wounded him fatally on the way to [[Gur]]; Ahaziah fled as far as [[Megiddo]] and died there, and his servants then brought him back to [[Jerusalem]] for burial.<ref name=WebBible/><ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Kings|chap=9|verses=27-29}}</ref> The Chronicler says that Ahaziah tried to hide out in [[Samaria]], but was arrested, brought before Jehu, and executed,<ref name=Konig/> whereupon Jehu gave him a decent burial on account of his grandfather [[Jehoshaphat]]. The Chronicler also states that Jehu executed several of Ahaziah's cousins who were with him.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=II_Chronicles|chap=22|verses=7-10}}</ref>
  
 
In any event, Ahaziah's mother [[Athaliah]] took over the throne<ref name=Columbia/> and began a six-year reign marred by much bloodshed.<ref name=Konig/>
 
In any event, Ahaziah's mother [[Athaliah]] took over the throne<ref name=Columbia/> and began a six-year reign marred by much bloodshed.<ref name=Konig/>
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* [[Jehoram of Israel]]

Revision as of 21:21, July 12, 2016

This article is about the king of the Southern Kingdom. For the king of the Northern Kingdom, see Ahaziah of Israel.

King Ahaziah (Hebrew אחזיהו המלך held by YHWH) (906-vr. 886-r. 885-d. 884 BC according to Ussher,[1] or 863-vr. 842-r. 841-d. 841 BC according to Thiele[2]) was the sixth king of the Southern Kingdom of Israel.[3] He succeeded his father Jehoram and in fact served a year as viceroy under Jehoram before his one-year lone reign. He is remembered very little, and mainly on account of King Jehu, who killed him and his uncle Jehoram of Israel in the same engagement, and his mother Athaliah, who counseled him to do evil deeds and ultimately served a bloody reign of her own.[4]

Family

He was the youngest of Jehoram's sons by Athaliah,[5][6] and also had a sister named Jehosheba. Through his mother, the rulers of the House of Omri were in fact his uncles to three different degrees.

The Chronicler and the author of I and II Kings give two widely different ages for him: the Chronicler says that he was 42 when he began to reign[7] while the author of the Kings books says that he was 22[8] Ussher accepted the younger age, and Larry Pierce holds that the greater age is most likely a handwriting mistake by an unnamed scribe—one of the very few mistakes to be found in Bible manuscripts, and a subject of much controversy.[9]

Ahaziah married Zibia of Beersheba, probably in the year that his father made him viceroy. By her he had a son named Joash in the year of his lone reign.

Viceroyship and Brief Reign

In the last year of his reign, Ahaziah's father Jehoram made him viceroy while suffering from a gastrointestinal disease[10] A year later, Jehoram died and Ahaziah succeeded him. His brief reign is remarkable only for his remaining under the influence of his mother Athaliah, who had introduced Baalism to the Southern Kingdom and continued to promote it.

His last battle was at Ramoth-gilead, where he fought at the side of his uncle Jehoram of Israel.[4][6][11] This other Jehoram was wounded in battle against King Hazael of Syria, and the allied kings had no choice but to lift their siege. Jehoram retired to Jezreel to recover, and Ahaziah stayed by his side.[4][12]

Soon afterward, Jehu appeared at the head of a company. Jehoram and Ahaziah prepared their chariots and rode out to meet Jehu. Jehu essentially declared war. Jehoram turned and fled, and said to Ahaziah that they had been tricked. Nor did Jehoram live long, because Jehu killed him with an arrow shot to the back.

Here the two accounts of Ahaziah's death[5] differ slightly. The author of Kings states that Ahaziah fled the scene, and Jehu pursued him and wounded him fatally on the way to Gur; Ahaziah fled as far as Megiddo and died there, and his servants then brought him back to Jerusalem for burial.[6][13] The Chronicler says that Ahaziah tried to hide out in Samaria, but was arrested, brought before Jehu, and executed,[4] whereupon Jehu gave him a decent burial on account of his grandfather Jehoshaphat. The Chronicler also states that Jehu executed several of Ahaziah's cousins who were with him.[14]

In any event, Ahaziah's mother Athaliah took over the throne[5] and began a six-year reign marred by much bloodshed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ James Ussher, The Annals of the World, Larry Pierce, ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pghh. 503, 511, 532-5
  2. ↑ Leon J. Wood, A Survey of Israel's History, rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), p. 294
  3. ↑ II_Chronicles 22:1-10
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Konig, George. Ahaziah. AboutBibleProphecy.com, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Authors unknown. "Entry for Ahaziah." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Authors unknown. "Entry for Ahaziah." WebBible Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
  7. ↑ II_Chronicles 22:2
  8. ↑ II_Kings 8:26 .
  9. ↑ Pierce, Larry. "Ussher's Time Line for the Divided Kingdom." Trinity Review, 170, April 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2007, from Answers in Genesis. Requires PDF reader or plug-in.
  10. ↑ II_Kings 9:29 .
  11. ↑ II_Kings 8:25-29
  12. ↑ II_Kings 8:28-29
  13. ↑ II_Kings 9:27-29
  14. ↑ II_Chronicles 22:7-10

See also

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