2 Chronicles 22:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 Chronicles 22:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 22:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 22:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.”

2 Chronicles 22:1 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 22:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 Chronicles 22:1 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 22:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the inhabitants of Jerusalem cause Ahaziah his youngest son to reign in his stead, (for all the elder had the troop slain that came in with the Arabians to the camp,) and Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigneth.”

2 Chronicles 22:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 22:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead; for the band of men that came in the camp with the Arabians had slain all the elder ones. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.”

2 Chronicles 22:1 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 22:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the inhabitants of Ierusalem made Ahaziah his yongest sonne King in his steade: for the armie that came with the Arabians to the campe, had slayne all the eldest: therefore Ahaziah the sonne of Iehoram King of Iudah reigned.”

2 Chronicles 22:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 22:1 in Context — 2 Chronicles 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 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.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 22:1 Mean?

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