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Ahaziah
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or AHAZIAH . Two kings of this name are mentioned in the OT, one in each of the Israelite kingdoms.
1. Ahaziah of Israel was the son of Ahab, and ruled after him only two years or parts of years. He is said to have been a worshipper of Baal, that is, to have continued the religious policy of his father. By a fall from a window of his palace he was seriously injured, and, after lingering awhile, died from the accident. The Moabites, who had been subject to Israel, took this opportunity to revolt. Ahaziah is accused of sending messengers to inquire of the celebrated oracle at Ekron, and is said unexpectedly to have received his answer from Elijah ( 2 Kings 1:1-18 ).
2 . Ahaziah of Judah was son of Jehoram and grandson of Jehoshaphat. Under the influence of his mother, who was a daughter of Ahah and Jezehel, it is not surprising to read that he walked in the ways of Ahab. All that we know of him is that he continued the league with Israel, and that, going to visit his uncle Jehoram in Jezreel, he was involved in his fate at the revolt of Jehu ( 2 Kings 9:27 ).
H. P. Smith.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ahaziah'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/ahaziah.html. 1909.
