Ahaziah who was with Joram saw the whole treasonous act of Jehu. He heard the exclamation of Joram and saw how he tried to escape from the grips of Jehu. The next he saw was Joram being shot to death with an arrow. So 2 Kings 9:27 said when he saw what happened, he tried to flee the scene with Jehu pursuing him. Shouting to his men, Jehu asked them to shoot him too. So he was shot at Ibleam which was midway between Jezreel and Samaria. We are told that he fled to Megiddo and died there. His servant then carried him to Jerusalem in a chariot and there he was buried in a grave with his fathers in the city of David. Verse 29 tells us that it was in the 11th year of the reign of Joram, the king of Israel that Ahaziah became king of Judah.
In 2 Chronicles 22:9, we see another version of the
death of Ahaziah. The verse suggests that Jehu and the rebels sought Ahaziah, and caught him while he was hiding
in Samaria. When he was found, they brought him to Jehu, who put him
to death and buried him. Here we see the
same situation described from another angle. Though Ahaziah was shot, he still
managed to make it to Samaria and hid there. The passage in 2 Kings tells us
that he died, and the account of 2 Chronicles reveals who had killed him.
Whatever the case maybe, we learn that evil association always causes one to
end up badly in the end.
What happened to Ahaziah affirms what 1 Corinthians 14:33 has said.
Urging us not to be deceived, Paul here reminds us that “Bad company corrupts
good morals.” And in the first Psalm, we are
also warned of what can happen if we “walk in the counsel of the wicked, or
stand in the path of sinners or sit in the seat of scoffers.” Then
echoing the sentiment of what is said about associating with the wicked in the
first Psalm, Proverbs 1:10-19 give reasons why we should not associate with the
ungodly. We must be careful in choosing our companions. Be wise and
choose the right company we associate with.
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