SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 22:9

22:9a Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah,

Then he went to search for Ahaziah,
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He then went to look for King Ahaziah.

22:9b and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria.

and his men caught him while he was hiding in Samaria.
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His men found him hiding in Samaria and they seized him.

22:9c So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death.

They brought him to Jehu and they killed him.
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They took him to Jehu, and then they killed him.

22:9d They buried him,

They buried him
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They buried him ⌊with honor⌋

22:9e for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat,

for they said, “He was a son of Jehoshaphat,
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because they said, “He was the son of King Jehoshaphat

22:9f who sought the LORD with all his heart.”

who did his best to please Yahweh.”
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and King Jehoshaphat tried hard to obey Yahweh.”

22:9g So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah

So there was nobody in Ahaziah’s family
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As a result there was no one left in the family of Ahaziah

22:9h with the strength to rule the kingdom.

strong enough to rule as king.
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who was able to become king.

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