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Ahaziah
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or he whom Yahweh sustains"), the name of two kings in the Bible, one of Israel, the other of Judah. (i) Ahaziah, 8th king of Israel, was the son and successor of Ahab, and reigned for less than two years. On his accession the Moabites refused any longer to pay tribute. Ahaziah lost his life through a fall from the lattice of an upper room in his palace, and it is stated that in his illness he sent to consult the oracle of Baal-zebub at Ekron; his messengers, however, were met by Elijah, who bade them return and tell the king he must die (2 Kings i. 2-17; cf. Luke ix. 54-56). (2) Ahaziah, 6th king of Judah, was the son of Jehoram and Ahab's daughter Athaliah, and reigned one year. He is described as a wicked and idolatrous king, and was slain by Jehu, son of Nimshi. He is variously called Jehoahaz and Azariah.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ahaziah'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ahaziah.html. 1910.
