People of the Bible

Ahaziah

also called Jehoahaz, Azariah · Genealogy of Jesus · Tribe of Judah

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Born: Jerusalem
Died: Jerusalem

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Reign of Ahaziah (Jehoahaz) · 885 BC

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The son of Joram, or Jehoram, and sixth king of Judah. Called Jehoahaz (2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23), and Azariah (2 Chr. 22:6). Guided by his idolatrous mother Athaliah, his reign was disastrous (2 Kings 8:24-29; 9:29). He joined his uncle Jehoram, king of Israel, in an expedition against Hazael, king of Damascus; but was wounded at the pass of Gur when attempting to escape, and had strength only to reach Megiddo, where he died (2 Kings 9:22-28). He reigned only one year.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 26 verses

2 Kings: 8:24, 8:25, 8:26, 8:29, 9:16, 9:21, 9:23, 9:27, 9:29, 10:13, 11:1, 11:2, 12:18, 13:1, 14:13
1 Chronicles: 3:11
2 Chronicles: 21:17, 22:1, 22:2, 22:6, 22:7, 22:8, 22:9, 22:10, 22:11, 25:23

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.