2 Chronicles 22:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 22:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 22:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 22:1 — 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 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 22:1 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 22:1
“So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 22:1: son, king, stead
“And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 22:1: jerusalem, ahaziah, son
“And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 22:1: made, son, king
“But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 22:1: inhabitants, jerusalem, made
“And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. carried...: Heb. carried captive Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, or, Azariah”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 22:1: ahaziah, youngest, son
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