Old Testament · Major figure
Ahaziah
The eighth king of Judah who followed the evil ways of the house of Ahab and died by Jehu's hand.
Ahaziah of Judah was the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, reigning for only one year. He aligned himself with the house of Ahab, joining Joram of Israel in a military campaign against Hazael of Aram. He was eventually killed during Jehu's purge of the Omride dynasty. Note that this Ahaziah is distinct from the earlier Ahaziah of Israel, who was the son of Ahab.
In the text
- Verses
- 30
- Books
- 4
- First appears
- 1 Kings 22:40
- Last appears
- 2 Chronicles 25:23
Where Ahaziah appears
30 verses · 13 chaptersIn the same books
- Ahijah20 versesA Shilonite prophet who announced the division of the kingdom under Jeroboam I.
- Zedekiah61 versesThe final king of Judah whose reign ended in the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
- Jehu53 versesAnointed king of Israel who executed divine judgment on the house of Ahab and the prophets of Baal.
- Omri16 versesA military commander who became the sixth king of Israel and established the city of Samaria as his capital.
- Nebat24 versesAn Ephraimite of Zeredah and the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
- Jehoahaz21 versesJehoahaz refers to two kings: a son of Jehu who ruled Israel and a son of Josiah who ruled Judah.
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