The short reign of King Ahaziah of Judah was a mess. Ahaziah ruled over Judah for one year, and he was evil in the sight of God. Ahaziah was the second king of that name, so we’ll call him Ahaziah II. His uncle was the first Ahaziah and was king of northern Israel. Both Ahaziahs were
descendants of wicked King Ahab. Ahab and Jezebel’s royal bloodline had infiltrated the line of Davidic kings in Judah through an earlier marriage alliance between the kingdoms, but it was not to last. God had anointed a military man in northern Israel to bring judgment on the house of Ahab and take its place as king in the north. Ahaziah II of Judah was included in this judgment
because of his apostacy. What happened next in Judah was even more shocking than the death
of their short-reigned king: His mother, Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel who had
married into the line of David, executed all male challengers to the throne and took power in
Judah for six years. She missed one challenger though, a baby, a son of Ahaziah was hidden and
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