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Ahaziah

Ahaziah

King

Era
Divided Monarchy
Tribe
not named in scripture
Roles
Kingdom
Israel
Dynasty
Omride
Reign
c. 853-852 BC

approximate - Thiele

Father
Mother
not named in scripture

Biography

Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the 17th year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah and reigned 2 years . He did evil in Yahweh's sight, walked in the way of Ahab and in the way of his mother, and served Baal .

Moab rebelled against Israel after Ahab died . Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and sent messengers to ask Baal zebub of Ekron whether he would recover .

Elijah confronted the messengers and announced that Ahaziah would not come down from the bed to which he had gone up, because he had sought Baal zebub rather than Yahweh . Ahaziah died according to Yahweh's word through Elijah, had no son, and was succeeded by Jehoram .

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Parsed ancestry reaches Omri; it does not yet reach Adam.