1. the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah . . . king—or Jehoahaz ( :-). All his older brothers having been slaughtered by the Arab marauders, the throne of Judah rightfully belonged to him as the only legitimate heir. read more
F. Ahaziah ch. 22The house of Ahab also strongly influenced Ahaziah (2 Chronicles 22:3). His mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. Because of his apostasy, Jehu executed Ahaziah, along with his uncle Joram, the king of Israel. Ahaziah had no descendant who could succeed him on the throne when he died (2 Chronicles 22:9). His mother killed all his sons except one, whom the high priest and his wife hid away when he was only an infant (2 Chronicles 22:10-11)."The fact that royal... read more
Reign of AhaziahThis chapter reproduces with some differences 2 Kings 8:24-29 and 2 Kings 11:1-3 (the intervening chapters being omitted because they relate exclusively to Israel).2. Forty and two] This must be an error, for his father was only 40 when he died (2 Chronicles 21:20). 2 Kings 8:26 has ’twenty-two.’6. Azariah] An error for ’Ahaziah,’ which LXX has. 7. Had anointed] see 2 Kings 9:1-10.8. The sons of the brethren, etc.] i.e. of the elder sons of Jehoram who were killed by the... read more
XXII.THE SHORT REIGN OF AHAZIAH (2 Chronicles 22:1-9). (Comp. 2 Kings 8:25-29.)(1) And the inhabitants of Jerusalem.—2 Chronicles 21:11; 2 Chronicles 21:13.Made Ahaziah . . . king.—This variation from the usual formula—“And Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead”—has been supposed to indicate that the succession was disputed, either Athaliah, the queen-mother, or Jehoiada, the high priest, opposing it. It is more likely that the difference of expression simply points to the use of a different... read more
JEHORAM, AHAZIAH, AND ATHALIAH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FOREIGN MARRIAGE2 Chronicles 21:1-20; 2 Chronicles 22:1-12; 2 Chronicles 23:1-21THE accession of Jehoram is one of the instances in which a wicked son succeeded to a conspicuously pious father, but in this case there is no difficulty in explaining the phenomenon: the depraved character and evil deeds of Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah are at once accounted for when we remember that they were respectively the son-in-law, grandson, and daughter... read more
CHAPTER 22 Ahaziah and Athaliah 1. Ahaziah and his evil reign (2 Chronicles 22:1-4 ) 2. His alliance with Ahab’s son (2 Chronicles 22:5 ) 3. At Jezreel (2 Chronicles 22:6-7 ) 4. Jehu’s judgment and Ahaziah’s end (2 Chronicles 22:8-9 ) 5. Athaliah (2 Chronicles 22:10-12 ) When the Philistines and Arabians invaded Judah they carried away the treasures of Jehoram, and slew his sons. Only Jehoahaz the youngest son was left (2 Chronicles 21:17 ). He is also known as Ahaziah and Azariah.... read more
22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the {a} Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.(a) Meaning the Philistines. read more
AHAZIAH'S REIGN (vv.1-9) Since all Jehoram's sons had been killed except Ahaziah, the youngest, he was made king by the people. Taking the throne at the age of 22 (not 42), he reigned only one year. Sadly, the Lord's judgment on his father did not affect him to turn to the Lord, but he followed the ways of the house of Ahab. His mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and he accepted the wicked advice of his mother (v.3). How different to Asa, who removed his mother from the... read more
JEHORAM TO HEZEHIAH JEHORAM (2 Chronicles 21:0 ) Jehoshaphat followed Rehoboam’s example in arranging for his sons (2 Chronicles 21:3 ), but without the hoped-for result (2 Chronicles 21:4 ). Such a brother as Jehoram proved might be expected to act in his kingly capacity as verses five to seven testify. Elijah (2 Chronicles 21:12 ) may be mistaken of the transcribers for Elisha, as the former died earlier (2 Kings 2:0 ); unless we take the view in the margin that this was a “writing” he... read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 22:1
THE BRIEF EVIL REIGN OF AHAZIAHVI. AHAZIAH (842 B.C.)AHAZIAH MADE KING OF JUDAH"And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead; for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of... read more