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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Some old words recur to him: "There is treachery, O Ahaziah!"
From April's Lady A Novel by Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
In Israel, too, there had been changes, Ahab having been succeeded by Ahaziah, who, after a reign of one year, was succeeded by Jehoram.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
When Jehu struck down Joram, Ahaziah saw it and fled toward Beth-gannim.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
In the conflict Joram was wounded; he returned to Jezreel to be healed, and soon after Ahaziah left the camp at Ramoth in order to visit his uncle in his sickness.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
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