Study Desk

He lived in the manner of Asa his father and did not turn away from it, doing what was right from Adonai 's perspective;

Y'hoshafat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David, and Y'horam his son became king in his place.

But when Y'horam had taken control of his father's kingdom and consolidated his rule, he put to the sword all his brothers and a number of the leading men in Isra'el.

He was thirty-two years old when he began his reign, and he ruled eight years in Yerushalayim.

However, Adonai was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant he had made with David; inasmuch as he had promised to give him and his children a lamp that would burn forever.

During his time Edom revolted against Y'hudah and set up its own king.

Then Y'horam crossed with his commanders and all his chariots. Under cover of night, he and his chariot commanders attacked and defeated Edom, who had surrounded him.

Nevertheless, since that day Edom has remained free of Y'hudah's domination. Livnah revolted against him at the same time, because he had abandoned Adonai the God of his ancestors.

and they came up to attack Y'hudah. They broke in and carried off all the personal property they could find in the royal palace, as well as his children and his wives; so that no son was left to him except Y'ho'achaz his youngest son.

After all this, Adonai struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease.

In time, after two years, his intestines protruded because of his disease, and he suffered a most painful death. His people kindled no fire for him, as had been done for his ancestors.

He was thirty-two years old when he began his reign, he ruled in Yerushalayim for eight years, and he left without joy. They buried him in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

The people living in Yerushalayim made Achazyah his youngest son king in place of him, since the raiding party that had invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older ones. So Achazyah the son of Y'horam king of Y'hudah reigned.

Achazyah was forty-two years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for one year in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was ‘Atalyahu the daughter of ‘Omri.

He too lived after the example of the house of Ach'av, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly.

So he did what was evil from Adonai 's perspective, as had the house of Ach'av; because, to his destruction, they were his counselors after his father died;

and he lived his life by their advice. With Y'horam the son of Ach'av, king of Isra'el, he went to war against Haza'el king of Aram at Ramot-Gil‘ad, where the Aramim wounded Yoram.

Through Achazyah's visit to Yoram, God brought about his downfall. After he arrived, he accompanied Yoram against Yehu the son of Nimshi, whom Adonai had anointed to cut off the house of Ach'av.

Then he went searching for Achazyah; they caught him where he had been hiding in Shomron, brought him to Yehu and killed him. But [his subjects] buried him, because they said, "He was the [grand]son of Y'hoshafat, who sought Adonai with all his heart." At this point there was no one in the house of Achazyah strong enough to rule the kingdom.

But Y'hoshav‘at the daughter of the king took Yo'ash the son of Achazyah, stole him away from among the princes who were being slaughtered, and sequestered him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Y'hoshav‘at the daughter of King Y'horam, wife of Y'hoyada the cohen and sister of Achazyah, hid him from ‘Atalyah, so that he was not killed.