Bible Person
Meaning: seizure; vision of the Lord · Male · 26 cross references
This Ahaziah entry refers to the king of Judah, the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, whose brief reign is entangled with the house of Ahab. His rule is short and disastrous, shaped by family influence, political alliance, and violent collapse. First appears in 2 Kgs 8:24.1
Name meaning
seizure; vision of the Lord
Identity
male
First appears
2 Kgs 8:24
AI summary: Ahaziah matters because he shows how deeply Judah can be pulled into northern corruption through dynastic connection. The cross references present him as a king influenced by Athaliah, allied with Joram of Israel, and destroyed in the upheaval surrounding Jehu's purge. His reign is brief, but it helps explain the further destabilization of David's line at a dangerous moment. Taken together, the material presents this Ahaziah as a small but important figure in the story of Judah's compromised leadership.1
Central Figure
Ahaziah
Meaning: seizure; vision of the Lord
The son of Joram, or Jehoram, and sixth king of Judah.
Siblings
Name meaning
seizure; vision of the Lord
Identity
male
Birth place
Jerusalem
Death place
Jerusalem
Birth year
822 BC
Death year
844 BC
The son of Joram, or Jehoram, and sixth king of Judah. Called Jehoahaz (2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23), and Azariah (2 Chr. 22:6). Guided by his idolatrous mother Athaliah, his reign was disastrous (2 Kings 8:24-29; 9:29). He joined his uncle Jehoram, king of Israel, in an expedition against Hazael, king of Damascus; but was wounded at the pass of Gur when attempting to escape, and had strength only to reach Megiddo, where he died (2 Kings 9:22-28). He reigned only one year. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.