1 E os moradores de Jerusalém fizeram rei a Acazias, seu filho mais moço, em seu lugar, porque a tropa que viera com os arábios ao arraial tinha matado a todos os mais velhos; e assim reinou Acazias, filho de Jeorão, rei de Judá. 2 Era da idade de quarenta e dois anos quando começou a reinar e reinou um ano em Jerusalém. E era o nome de sua mãe Atalia, filha de Onri. 3 Também este andou nos caminhos da casa de Acabe, porque sua mãe era sua conselheira, para proceder impiamente. 4 E fez o que era mal aos olhos do Senhor, como a casa de Acabe, porque eles eram seus conselheiros depois da morte de seu pai, para a sua perdição. 5 Também andou no seu conselho e foi-se com Jorão, filho de Acabe, rei de Israel, à peleja contra Hazael, rei da Síria, junto a Ramote-Gileade; e os siros feriram a Jorão. 6 E tornou a curar-se em Jezreel das feridas que se lhe deram junto a Ramá, pelejando contra Hazael, rei da Síria; e Azarias, filho de Jeorão, rei de Judá, desceu para ver a Jorão, filho de Acabe, em Jezreel; porque estava doente.

7 Veio, pois, de Deus o abatimento de Acazias, para que viesse a Jorão, porque, vindo ele, saiu com Jorão contra Jeú, filho de Ninsi, a quem o Senhor tinha ungido para desarraigar a casa de Acabe. 8 E sucedeu que, executando Jeú juízo contra a casa de Acabe, achou os príncipes de Judá e os filhos dos irmãos de Acazias, que serviam a Acazias, e os matou. 9 Depois, buscou a Acazias (porque se tinha escondido em Samaria), e o alcançaram, e o trouxeram a Jeú, e o mataram, e o sepultaram; porque disseram: Filho é de Josafá, que buscou ao Senhor com todo o seu coração. E não tinha já a casa de Acazias ninguém que tivesse força para o reino.

10 Vendo, pois, Atalia, mãe de Acazias, que seu filho era morto, levantou-se e destruiu toda a semente real da casa de Judá. 11 Porém Jeosebate, filha do rei, tomou a Joás, filho de Acazias, e tirou-o dentre os filhos do rei, a quem matavam, e o pôs com a sua ama na câmara dos leitos; assim, Jeosabeate, filha do rei Jeorão, mulher do sacerdote Joiada (porque era irmã de Acazias), o escondeu de Atalia, de modo que o não matou. 12 E esteve com eles escondido na Casa de Deus seis anos; e Atalia reinou sobre a terra.

1 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. 2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.

5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.