Two and twenty 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 king of Israel.
What does 2 Kings 8:26 mean?
Names do not make natures, but it was bad for Jehoshaphat's family to borrow names from Ahab's. Ahaziah's relation to Ahab's family was the occasion of his wickedness and of his fall.
Key themes
HopeJustice and mercyTruthProphetic witness
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Keep this verse inside 2 Kings 8:25-27 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Athaliah Person
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Whom God afflicts. (1. ) The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah ( 2 Kings 8:18 ), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” ( 2 Chr. 21:6 ), called “daughter” of Omri ( 2 Kings 8:26 ).