885/884 BC
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Ahaziah · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Ahaziah · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3039–3041
Reference under review · 883/882 BC
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Look up Ahaziah in the study works
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Ahaziah →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Ahaziah →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Ahaziah →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Ahaziah →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Ahaziah · Israel
Creation year 3039885/884 BC
Ahab dies; Ahaziah reigns
Ahab’s death closes his reign and Ahaziah succeeds him in Israel.
1 Kings 22:40, 51 · KJV
“So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.”
Kings and Chronicles chronology
Open Creation year 3039 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the synchronized reign statements in 1–2 Kings and 1–2 Chronicles. Parallel accession, regnal, and kingdom notices are compared without forcing one kingdom’s count into the other.
Creation year 3050874/873 BC
Ahaziah begins to reign in Judah
Ahaziah’s one-year counted reign ends during Jehu’s revolt.
2 Kings 8:25–26 · KJV
“In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem.”
Parallel Scripture · 2 Chronicles 22:1–2
Open Creation year 3050 in the Original Timeline →Chronicles supplies the parallel accession account for Ahaziah of Judah.