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Ahaziah also lived the way Ahab’s family lived because his mother encouraged him to do wrong things. Ahaziah did evil in the Lord’s sight. That is what Ahab’s family did. Ahab’s family gave advice to Ahaziah after Ahaziah’s father died. They gave Ahaziah bad advice that led to his death. 5-6 Ahaziah followed the advice of Ahab’s family and joined King Joram to fight against King Hazael from Aram. They fought near the town of Ramoth in Gilead. Joram, who was the son of King Ahab of Israel, was wounded in the battle. He went back to the town of Jezreel to heal from the wounds he suffered at Ramoth. King Ahaziah[a] went there later to visit him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:5 Ahaziah Literally, “Azariah.”

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