2 Chronicles 22:2

“Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah daughter of Omri.”

2 Chronicles 22:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 22:2, word by word

Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָהוּachazyahu

Ahaziah

Ahaziah: a name meaning "Yah has grasped" (has taken by the hand). It is borne by two kings: Ahab's son, king of Israel (1 Kings 22:51–2 Kings 1), and a king of Judah, son of Joram (2 Kings 8:25–9:29).

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was forty-twoאַרְבָּעִיםarbaim

forty

Forty.

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was forty-twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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years oldבֶּןben

years old

To give someone's age, how long they have lived.

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years oldשָׁנָהshana

age

The years of a person's life.

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when he began to reignמָלְכmalch

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

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oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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And his mother’sאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

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nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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was Athaliahעֲתַלְיָהוּatalyahu

Athaliah

Athaliah: a name the lexicon explains as "YHWH has shown his strength" (probable sense). Best known is the mother of Ahaziah, king of Judah, of the family of Ahab (2 Kings 8:26; 11); also borne by two men (1 Chronicles 8:26; Ezra 8:7).

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daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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of Omriעָמְרִיamri

Omri

Omri: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the army commander made king of Israel, who built Samaria and was the father of Ahab (1 Kings 16:16-28); other men bear the same name in Chronicles.

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Translation note

2 Kings 8:26 says twenty-two years. “Daughter of Omri”: 21:6 says that a daughter of Ahab, Omri’s son, was Joram’s wife; “daughter” can mean a descendant.

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The reign of Ahaziah of Judah

2 Kings 8:25-29

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2 Chronicles 22:1-6

1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made king in his place Ahaziah, his youngest son, for the band that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the older ones. So Ahaziah son of Joram, king of Judah, reigned. 2Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah daughter of Omri. 3He too walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly. 4He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 5He also walked in their counsel, and went with Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead; and the Arameans wounded Joram. 6He returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds that they had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah son of Joram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was sick.

2 Kings 8:25-29

25In year twelve of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Joram, king of Judah, began to reign. 26Ahaziah was twenty two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Athaliah, daughter of Omri, king of Israel. 27He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, as the house of Ahab did, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab. 28He went with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram. 29King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah son of Joram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was sick.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made king in his place Ahaziah, his youngest son, for the band that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the older ones. So Ahaziah son of Joram, king of Judah, reigned.

2 · This verse (above)

3He too walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly.

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