17. So Ahaziah died, just as the lord had promised through Elijah. Since Ahaziah did not have a son to succeed him, his brother Joram became the next king. This took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
18. The rest of the events in Ahaziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.