1
The inhabitants of Yerushalayim made Achazyahu his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Achazyahu the son of Yehoram king of Yehudah reigned.
2
Forty-two years old was Achazyahu when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Yerushalayim: and his mother's name was Atalyahu the daughter of Omri.
3
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
4
He did that which was evil in the sight of the Yahuah, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
5
He walked also after their counsel, and went with Yehoram the son of Ahab king of Yisra’el to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead: and the Aramim wounded Joram.
6
He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Azaryahu the son of Yehoram king of Yehudah went down to see Yehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
7
Now the destruction of Achazyahu was of Elohim, in that he went to Joram: for when he had come, he went out with Yehoram against Yehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Yahuah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
8
It happened, when Yehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Yehudah, and the sons of the brothers of Achazyahu, ministering to Achazyahu, and killed them.
9
He sought Achazyahu, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Shomron), and they brought him to Yehu, and killed him; and they buried him, for they said, "He is the son of Yehoshafat, who sought the Yahuah with all his heart." The house of Achazyahu had no power to hold the kingdom.
10
Now when Atalyahu the mother of Achazyahu saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Yehudah.
11
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Yoash the son of Achazyahu, and stole him away from among the king's sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Yehoram, the wife of Yehoyada the kohen (for she was the sister of Achazyahu), hid him from Atalyahu, so that she did not kill him.
12
He was with them hidden in Elohim's house six years: and Atalyahu reigned over the land.