Ahaziah
King of Israel · 897–896 BC
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His Reign
- Reigned
- two years 1 Kings 22:51
- Began
- in Jehoshaphat’s 17th year 1 Kings 22:51
- Before Him
- Ahab
- After Him
- Jehoram
In the Sight of the LORD
“he did evil in the sight of the LORD” 1 Kings 22:52
Ussher’s Years
- Viceroy for His Father 899–897 BC
- “Achab in the 17. year of the reigne of Jehosaphat, joyned his son Achazia with him in the rule of the kingdom”
- Began to Reign 897–896 BC
- “So soon as he was dead, all the land of Moab fell away”
Ahab made him viceroy in Jehoshaphat's seventeenth year (1 Kings 22:51); he reigned alone after Ahab fell at Ramothgilead.
Dated by Archbishop James Ussher’s Annals of the World (1658), quoted as printed.
In Judah in His Day
- Jehoshaphat King of Judah · 914–889 BC
- Jehoram King of Judah · 889–885 BC
Prophets in His Day
- Elijah Named in 2 Kings 1:2