2 Chronicles 22: Ahaziah, Athaliah, and the Hidden Prince

Ahaziah reigns briefly over Judah, steered into evil by his mother Athaliah and by Ahab’s family, and God brings about his death at the hands of Jehu. Athaliah then seizes power and tries to wipe out the royal line, but Ahaziah’s sister Jehoshabeath hides the young prince Joash in the temple for six years.

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Why did Ahaziah follow the ways of Ahab’s family, according to 2 Chronicles 22:3-4?

He had been taken captive as a boy and raised in SamariaA false prophet promised him victory over the ArameansHis mother Athaliah and Ahab’s family steered him into evilHe hoped a firm alliance with Israel would make Judah rich