22:1 The residents of Jerusalem 1 made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. 2 So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
24:23 At the beginning 3 of the year the Syrian army attacked 4 Joash 5 and invaded Judah and Jerusalem. They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus.
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”
3 tn Heb “turning.”
4 tn Heb “went up against.”
5 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.