Ahaziah
Americannoun
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a son of Ahab and his successor as king of Israel, reigned 853?–852? b.c.
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a king of Judah, 846? b.c.
Etymology
Origin of Ahaziah
From Hebrew Aḥazyāh, Aḥazyāhū “God grasps (the hand)”
Example Sentences
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In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
And they answered, "We are the brethren of Ahaziah: and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen."
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
His son Ahaziah, who succeeded him, joined forces with his cousin and overlord, King Joram of Israel, to assist him in capturing Ramoth-gilead from the king of Damascus.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
When Joram had ruled twelve years over Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah.
From The Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman
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