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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from 2 Kings 13

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-14 and 2 Chronicles 22. 2 Kings 13 In the twenty

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-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king

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of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king

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over Israel in Samaria and reigned seventeen

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years, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

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and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of

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Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not depart

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from them. Then the anger of the Lord was aroused

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against Israel, and he delivered them into the

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hand of Haziel king of Syria, and into the hand

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of Ben -Hadad the son of Haziel all their days.

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So Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord

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listened to him, for he saw the oppression of

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Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

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Then the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that

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they escaped from under the hand of the Syrians,

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and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents

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as before. Nevertheless, they did not depart

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from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had

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made Israel sin, but walked in them. And the

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wooden image also remained in Samaria. For he

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left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen,

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ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers.

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For the king of Syria had destroyed them and

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made them like the dust at threshing. Now the

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rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all that he did,

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and his might, are they not written in the book

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of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? So

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Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried

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him in Samaria. Then Joash his son reigned in

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his place. In the thirty -seventh year of Joash

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king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became

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king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen

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years. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

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He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam

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the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, but walked

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in them. Now the rest of the acts of Joash, all

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that he did, and his might, with which he fought

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against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written

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in the book of the chronicles of the kings of

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Israel? So Joash rested with his fathers. Then

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Jeroboam sat on his throne, and Joash was buried

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in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Elisha had

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become sick with the illness of which he would

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die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down

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to him and wept over his face and said, O my

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father, my father, the chariots of Israel and

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their horsemen. And Elisha said to him, Take

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a bow and some arrows. So he took himself a bow

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and some arrows. Then he said to the king of

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Israel, Put your hand on the bow. So he put his

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hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's

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hands. And he said, Open the east window. And

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he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he

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shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord's deliverance

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and the arrow of deliverance from Syria. For

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you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you

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have destroyed them. Then he said, Take the arrows.

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So he took them. And he said to the king of Israel,

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Strike the ground. So he struck three times and

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stopped. And the man of God was angry with him

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and said, You should have struck five or six

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times. Then you would have struck Syria till

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you had destroyed it. But now you will strike

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Syria. only three times. Then Elisha died, and

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they buried him. And the raiding bands from Moab

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invaded the land in the spring of the year. So

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it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly

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they spied a band of raiders, and they put the

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man in the tomb of Elisha. And when the man was

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let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he

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revived and stood on his feet. And Hazel, king

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of Syria, oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

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But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion

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on them, and regarded them. because of his covenant

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with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not

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yet destroy them or cast them from his presence.

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Now Hazel king of Syria died, then Ben -Hadad

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his son reigned in his place. And Jehoash the

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son of Jehoahaz recaptured from the hand of Ben

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-Hadad the son of Hazel the cities which he had

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taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father

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by war. Three times Jehoash defeated him and

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recaptured the cities of Israel. In the second

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year of Joash, the son of Jeho Ahaz, king of

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Israel, Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah,

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became king. He was 25 years old when he became

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king, and he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His

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mother's name was Jeho Adan of Jerusalem. And

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he did what was right in the sight of the Lord,

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yet not like his father David. He did everything

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as his father Joash had done. However, the high

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places were not taken away, and the people still

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sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.

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Now it happened as soon as the kingdom was established

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in his hand that he executed his servants who

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had murdered his father the king. But the children

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of the murderers he did not execute according

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to what is written in the book of the law of

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Moses, in which the Lord commanded, saying, Fathers

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shall not be put to death for their children,

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nor shall children be put to death for their

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fathers, but a person shall be put to death for

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his own sin. He killed 10 ,000 Edomites in the

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Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called

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its name Jokteel to this day. Then Amaziah sent

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messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, the

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son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let

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us face one another in battle. And Jehoash, king

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of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying,

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The thistle that was in Lebanon, send to the

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cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your

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daughter to my son as wife. and a wild beast

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that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the

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sisal. You have indeed defeated Edom, and your

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heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay

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at home. For why should you meddle with troubles

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so that you fall, you and Judah with you? But

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Amaziah would not heed. Therefore Jehoash king

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of Israel went out, so he and Amaziah king of

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Judah faced one another at Beit Shemesh, which

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belongs to Judah. And Judah was defeated by Israel,

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and every man fled to his tent. Then Jehoash

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king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah,

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the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah at Beth

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Shemesh. And he went to Jerusalem and broke down

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the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim

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to the corner gate, 400 cubits. And he took all

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the gold and silver, all the articles that were

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found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries

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of the king's house and hostages and returned

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to Samaria. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash

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which he did, his might and how he fought with

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Amaziah king of Judah. Are they not written in

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the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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So Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried

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in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then Jeroboam

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his son reigned in his place. Amaziah the son

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of Jehoash king of Judah lived 15 years after

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the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king

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of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah

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are they not written in the book of the chronicles

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of the kings of Judah? And they formed a conspiracy

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against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lashish.

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But they sent after him to Lashish and killed

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him there. Then they brought him on horses, and

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he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in

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the city of David. And all the people of Judah

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took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and

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made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

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He built Eilat and restored it to Judah, after

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the king rested with his fathers. In the fifteenth

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year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah,

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Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel became

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king in Samaria and reigned 41 years and he did

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evil in the sight of the Lord he did not depart

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from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat

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who had made Israel sin he restored the territory

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of Israel from the entrance of Amath to the sea

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of Araba according to the word of the Lord God

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of Israel which he had spoken through his servant

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Jonah the son of Amittai the prophet who was

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from Gad Hefer For the Lord saw that the affliction

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of Israel was very bitter, and whether bond or

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free, there was no helper for Israel. And the

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Lord did not say that he would blot out the name

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of Israel from under heaven, but he saved them

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by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. Now

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the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that

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he did, his might, how he made war, and how he

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recaptured for Israel from Damascus and Hamad

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what had belonged to Judah, are they not written

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in the book of the chronicles of the kings of

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Israel? So Jeroboam rested with his fathers,

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the kings of Israel. Then Zechariah his son reigned

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in his place. 2 Chronicles chapter 22 Then the

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inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest

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son king in his place. For the raiders who came

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with the Arabians into the camp had killed all

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the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram

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king of Judah reigned. Ahaziah was 42 years old

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when he became king and he reigned one year in

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Jerusalem. His mother's name was Ataliah, the

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granddaughter of Omri. He also walked in the

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ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother advised

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him to do wickedly. Therefore he did evil in

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the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab.

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For they were his counselors after the death

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of his father, to his destruction. He also followed

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their advice and went with Jehoram, the son of

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Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Haziel,

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king of Syria, at Ramoth Gilead. And the Syrians

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wounded Jehoram. Then he returned to Jezreel

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to recover from the wounds which he had received

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at Ramah when he fought against Haziel king of

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Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of

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Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab

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in Jezreel because he was sick. His going to

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Jehoram was God's occasion for Ahaziah's downfall

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for when he arrived he went out with Jehoram

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against Jehu the son of Nimshi. whom the Lord

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had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. And

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it happened when Jehu was executing judgment

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on the house of Ahab and found the princes of

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Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers who

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served Ahaziah, that he killed them. Then he

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searched for Ahaziah and they caught him, he

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was hiding in Samaria, and brought him to Jehu.

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When they had killed him, they buried him because

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they said he is the son of Jehoshaphat who sought

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the Lord with all his heart. So the house of

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Ahaziah had no one to assume power over the kingdom.

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Now when Ataliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that

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her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all

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the royal heirs of the house of Judah. But Jehoshabit,

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the daughter of the king, took Joash the son

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of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the

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king's sons who were being murdered, and put

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him and his nurse in a bedroom. So Jehoshabit,

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the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada

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the priest, for she was the sister of Ahaziah,

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hid him from Ataliah so that she did not kill

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him. and he was hidden with them in the house

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of God for six years while Athaliah reigned over

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the land. I hope you enjoyed today's reading

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as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing

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you again tomorrow to continue on our journey.

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God bless you and have a great day.