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2 Chronicles 22


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1 The inhabitants of Jerusalem then made his youngest son Ahaziah king in succession to him, sincethe marauders who had attacked the camp with the Arabs had kil ed al the older ones. That was why Ahaziahson of Jehoram, king of Judah became king.1 και εβασιλευσαν οι κατοικουντες εν ιερουσαλημ τον οχοζιαν υιον αυτου τον μικρον αντ' αυτου οτι παντας τους πρεσβυτερους απεκτεινεν το ληστηριον το επελθον επ' αυτους οι αραβες και οι αλιμαζονεις και εβασιλευσεν οχοζιας υιος ιωραμ βασιλεως ιουδα
2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he came to the throne and he reigned for one year inJerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, descendant of Omri.2 ων εικοσι ετων οχοζιας εβασιλευσεν και ενιαυτον ενα εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα τη μητρι αυτου γοθολια θυγατηρ αμβρι
3 He too fol owed the example of the House of Ahab, for his mother being his adviser brought about hiscondemnation.3 και ουτος επορευθη εν οδω οικου αχααβ οτι μητηρ αυτου ην συμβουλος του αμαρτανειν
4 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh as the House of Ahab did, for they were his advisers after hisfather's death, to his undoing.4 και εποιησεν το πονηρον εναντιον κυριου ως οικος αχααβ οτι αυτοι ησαν αυτω μετα το αποθανειν τον πατερα αυτου συμβουλοι του εξολεθρευσαι αυτον
5 He followed their advice and went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to make war on Hazaelking of Aram at Ramoth-Gilead. But the Aramaeans wounded Jehoram,5 και εν ταις βουλαις αυτων επορευθη και επορευθη μετα ιωραμ υιου αχααβ εις πολεμον επι αζαηλ βασιλεα συριας εις ραμα γαλααδ και επαταξαν οι τοξοται τον ιωραμ
6 who returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which he had received at Ramoth, fighting againstHazael king of Aram. Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to visit Jehoram son of Ahabbecause he was ailing.6 και επεστρεψεν ιωραμ του ιατρευθηναι εις ιεζραελ απο των πληγων ων επαταξαν αυτον οι συροι εν ραμα εν τω πολεμειν αυτον προς αζαηλ βασιλεα συριας και οχοζιας υιος ιωραμ βασιλευς ιουδα κατεβη θεασασθαι τον ιωραμ υιον αχααβ εις ιεζραελ οτι ηρρωστει
7 Through this visit to Jehoram God brought ruin on Ahaziah. On his arrival he went out with Jehoram tomeet Jehu son of Nimshi whom Yahweh had anointed to make an end of the House of Ahab.7 και παρα του θεου εγενετο καταστροφη οχοζια ελθειν προς ιωραμ και εν τω ελθειν αυτον εξηλθεν μετ' αυτου ιωραμ προς ιου υιον ναμεσσι χριστον κυριου τον οικον αχααβ
8 While Jehu was executing sentence on the House of Ahab and came across the officers of Judah andAhaziah's nephews who were in attendance on Ahaziah, he kil ed them,8 και εγενετο ως εξεδικησεν ιου τον οικον αχααβ και ευρεν τους αρχοντας ιουδα και τους αδελφους οχοζια λειτουργουντας τω οχοζια και απεκτεινεν αυτους
9 and then went in search of Ahaziah. The latter was captured while hiding in Samaria, and taken toJehu who put him to death. But they gave him burial because, they said, 'He was the grandson of Jehoshaphatwho sought Yahweh with all his heart.' As a result, there was no member of Ahaziah's family left who was strongenough to rule the kingdom.9 και ειπεν του ζητησαι τον οχοζιαν και κατελαβον αυτον ιατρευομενον εν σαμαρεια και ηγαγον αυτον προς ιου και απεκτεινεν αυτον και εθαψαν αυτον οτι ειπαν υιος ιωσαφατ εστιν ος εζητησεν τον κυριον εν ολη καρδια αυτου και ουκ ην εν οικω οχοζια κατισχυσαι δυναμιν περι της βασιλειας
10 When Athaliah mother of Ahaziah learned that her son was dead, she promptly did away with al theroyal stock of the House of Judah.10 και γοθολια η μητηρ οχοζια ειδεν οτι τεθνηκεν αυτης ο υιος και ηγερθη και απωλεσεν παν το σπερμα της βασιλειας εν οικω ιουδα
11 But Jehosheba the king's daughter, surreptitiously rescued Joash son of Ahaziah from among thechiefs who were to be murdered, and put him with his nurse in the sleeping quarters; in this way Jehoshebadaughter of King Joram and wife of Jehoiada the priest -- she was the sister of Ahaziah -- hid him from Athaliah,and he was not put to death.11 και ελαβεν ιωσαβεθ η θυγατηρ του βασιλεως τον ιωας υιον οχοζια και εκλεψεν αυτον εκ μεσου υιων του βασιλεως των θανατουμενων και εδωκεν αυτον και την τροφον αυτου εις ταμιειον των κλινων και εκρυψεν αυτον ιωσαβεθ θυγατηρ του βασιλεως ιωραμ αδελφη οχοζιου γυνη ιωδαε του ιερεως και εκρυψεν αυτον απο προσωπου γοθολιας και ουκ απεκτεινεν αυτον
12 He stayed hidden with them in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah governed the country.12 και ην μετ' αυτης εν οικω του θεου κατακεκρυμμενος εξ ετη και γοθολια εβασιλευσεν επι της γης