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.
Person
Ahaziah
- Name means
- seizure; vision of the Lord
- Also called
- Jehoahaz,Azariah
- Lived
- born c. 907 BC; died c. 885 BC
- Born
- Jerusalem
- Died
- Jerusalem
- Belongs to
- Tribe of Judah, Genealogy of Jesus
- Mentioned
- 26 verses · first in 2 Kings 8:24
Family
ChildrenJoash
Brothers & sistersJehoshabeath
About Ahaziah
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 885 BCReign of Ahaziah (Jehoahaz)2 Kings 8:25–29
On the map
Every mention
Others called Ahaziah
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.