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Today's audio is from the NLT. Switch to the NLT to read along with the audio. 17 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” 2 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.” 3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. 5 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another. 6 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders[a] whom I commanded to shepherd my people, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 7 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth. 9 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 10 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. “‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you: 11 When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. 14 I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.’” 15 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation. 16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men. 18 “What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant, 19 Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises. 20 “There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. 21 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? 22 You made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God. 23 “And now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, 24 so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of your servant David will be established before you. 25 “You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. 26 You, Lord, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant. 27 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.” 18 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines. 2 David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute. 3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at[b] the Euphrates River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses. 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6 He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went. 7 David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tebah[c] and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles. 9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze. 11 King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. 12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went. 14 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek[d] son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side. 25 As he says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people; and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”[a] “In the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”[b] 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved. 28 For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”[c] 29 It is just as Isaiah said previously: “Unless the Lord Almighty had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.”[d] 30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone. 33 As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e] 10 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. 5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[f] 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[g] (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’”[h] (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”[i] that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[j] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[k] 1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. 2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. 3 May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.[b] 4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. 5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. 6 Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. 9 Lord, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call! 2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives. 3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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1 राजा 22Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) मीकाया आहाबलाई चेताउनी दिन्छन् 22 दुइ बर्षको अवधिमा इस्राएल र अराम बीच शान्ति थियो। 2 तब, तेस्रो बर्षमा यहूदाका राजा यहोशापात इस्राएलका राजालाई भेट्न गए। 3 यसै समयमा इस्राएला राजाले उसका अधिकारीलाई सोधे, “अरामको राजाले हामीबाट रामोत गिलादमा लगेका थिए सम्झना छ? हामीले रामोतलाई फिर्ता लिनका लागि केही किन गरेनौ? यो हाम्रो शहर हुनुपर्छ।” 4 यसकारण राजाले राजा यहोशापातलाई सोधे, “तपाईं हामीसित सहभागी हुनुन्छ अनि आरामका सैनिकहरूको विरूद्ध रामोतामा युद्ध गर्ने छौं?” यहोशापतले उत्तर दिए, “हो, म तिमीसँग मिल्नेछु। मेरा सैनिकहरू अनि मेरा घोडाहरू तिम्रो सेनामा सामेल हुनेछन्। 5 तर पहिला हामी परमप्रभुसित सल्लाह गरौं।” 6 यसकारण इस्राएलका राजाले अगमवक्ताहरूको एउटा सभा बोलाए। त्यस बेला प्रातः 400 अगमवक्ताहरू थिए। राजाले अगमवक्तालाई सोधे, “के म लड्नु रामोत जानु पर्छ? अथवा के मैंले अर्को मौकाका लागि पर्खिनु पर्छ?” अगमवक्ताहरूले उत्तर दिए, “तिमीले जानु पर्छ अनि अहिले लडाँईं गर्नु पर्छ। परमप्रभुले राजालाई जिताउनु हुनेछ।” 7 तर यहोशापातले भने, “के यहाँ अरू परमेश्वरका अगमवक्ताहरू छन्? यदि छन् भने हामीले सोध्नु पर्छ परमेश्वर के भन्नुहुन्छ।” 8 इस्राएलका राजाले उत्तर दिए, “एक जना अरू अगमवक्ता छन्। उनको नाउँ मीकाया हो, इम्लाहाका छोरा हुन्। तर म उनलाई घृणा गर्दछु। जब उसले अगमवाणी बोल्दछन् उनी मेरो विषयमा राम्रो कुरा भन्दैनन्, तर खालि दुभार्ग्यको विषयमा भन्दछन्।” यहोशापातले भने, “एकजना राजाले त्यस्ता कुराहरू भन्नु हुँदैन!” 9 यसकारण राजाले उसका अधिकारीहरू मध्ये एक जनालाईं इम्लाहका छोरो मीकायाहलाई तत्कालै खोज्नु भनी अह्राए। 10 त्यस समयमा इस्राएलका राजा र यहूदाका राजा यहोशापात राजकीय पोषाकमा त्यहाँ थिए। तिनीहरू सिंहासनहरूमा बसिरहेका थिए। यो सामरियाको प्रवेशद्वारको छेऊ न्याय-आसनमा थियो। सबै अगमवक्ताहरू तिनीहरूको सामु उभिएका थिए अनि अगमवाणी गरिरहेका थिए। 11 अगमवक्ताहरू मध्ये एकजना सिदूकिया नाउँ भएका मानिस थिए। तिनी केनानीका छोरा थिए। सिदूकियाले केही फलामका सींगहरू बनाए। तब उनले आहाबलाई भने, “परमप्रभुले भन्नु भएकोछ, ‘तिनी यी फलामका सींगहरू अरामका सेनाको विरोधमा लडाईं गर्नमा प्रयोगगर्ने छौ। तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई परास्त गर्ने छौ अनि नष्ट पार्ने छौ।’” 12 सबै अरू अगमवक्ताहरू सिदकियाले भनेको कुरासित सहमत भए। अगमवक्ताहरूले भने, “गिलादको रामोतमा जाऊ र लडाईँमा विजयी होऊ। अहिले प्रस्थान गर्नु पर्छ। तिनीहरूले रामोतमा अरामका सेनाको विरोधमा लडाईं गर्नुपर्छ। तिमीले लडाईं जित्ने छौ। परमप्रभुले राजालाई विजयी गराउनुहुनेछ।” 13 यस्तो भइरहेको बेला अधिकारीहरू मीकायालाई खोज्न गए। अधिकारीहरूले मीकायालाई भेटे अनि भने, “अरू सबै अगमवक्ताहरूले भविष्यवाणी गरेका छन्, राजाको जीत हुनेछ। तिमीले पनि राजाको निम्ति असल कुराहरूका भविष्यवाणी गर्नु पर्छ।” 14 तर मीकायाले उत्तर दिए, “होइन, म परमप्रभुको जीवनको शपथ खाएर भन्दछु म त्यो कुराहरू मात्र भन्छु परमप्रभुले मलाई आज्ञा गर्नु हुन्छ।” 15 तब मीकाया राजा आहाब सामु उभिए। राजाले सोधे, “मीकाया, के हामी रामोत गिलादमा गएर युद्ध गर्नु अथवा नगर्नु?” मीकायाले उत्तर दिए, “हो, तपाईं झट्टै जानु पर्छ अनि अहिले तिनीहरूसँग युद्ध गर्नु पर्छ। परमप्रभुले राजालाई विजय गराउँनु हुनेछ।” 16 तर आहाबले उत्तर दिए, “तिमी परमप्रभुको शक्तिले वोलि रहेका छैनौ। तिमी आफ्नै शब्दहरू भनिरहेका छौ। यसकारण मलाई साँच्चो भन! कति पटक मैले तिमीलाई भन्नु पर्छ र भन, मलाई भन परमप्रभु के भन्नुहुन्छ!” 17 यसकारण मीकायाले उत्तर दिए, “म देख्न सक्छु के हुनेछ। इस्राएलका सेनाहरू पर्वत माथि छरिनेछन्। तिनीहरू हेरचाह गर्ने नभएको भेंडाहरू जस्तैं हुनेछन्। यही कुरा परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, ‘यी मानिसहरूको कोही अगुवा छैन। तिनीले घर जानु पर्छ अनि लडाईं गर्नु हुदैन।’” 18 तब इस्राएलका राजाले यहोशापातलाई भने, “सुन्नुहोस्, मैले तपाईंलाई भने कि यी अगमवक्ताले कहिले पनि मेरो विषयमा राम्रो कुराहरू भन्दैनन्। उसले मेरो निम्ति विपदको विषयमा मात्र अगमवाणी गर्छ।” 19 तब मीकाले भने, “सुन्नुहोस्, यी सबै परमप्रभुका वचनहरू हुन्। मैले परमप्रभुलाई स्वर्गमा सिंहासनमा बसिरहनु भएको देखें। उहाँका स्वर्गदूतहरू उहाँको वरिपरि उभिरहेका थिए। 20 परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, ‘तिमीहरूमध्ये कसले राजा आहाबलाई फसाउने? म चाहन्छु ऊ गिलादको रामोतमा जाओस् अनि त्यहाँ मारियोस्।’ विभिन्न स्वर्गदूतहरूले अलग अलग सुझाऊहरू पेश गरे। 21 तब परमप्रभुका आत्मा आए र भने, ‘म उनलाई फसाउने छु।’ परमप्रभुले उत्तर दिनुभयो, ‘तिमीले राजा आहाबलाई कसरी फसाउँछौ?’ 22 र्स्वगदूतले उत्तर दिए, ‘म आहाबका सबै अगमवक्ताहरूलाई अलमलाउनेछु। म अगमवक्ताहरूलाई राजा आहाब समक्ष झूटो बोल्न लाउँनेछु। सबै अगमवक्ताहरूको वचनहरू झूटो हुनेछ।’ यसकारण परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, ‘सही हो, जाऊ राजा आहाबलाई फँसाऊ। तिमी सफल हुनेछौ।’” 23 मीकायाले आफ्नो कथा पूरा गरे। तब उनले भने, “यसकारण यहाँ त्यस्तैं कुराहरू भए। परमप्रभुले तिम्रो सबै अगमवक्ताहरूलाई तिम्रो सामु झूटो बोल्न लगाउनुभयो। परमप्रभुले आफैं नै निर्णय लिनुभएकोछ। तिम्रो अघि ठूलो सङ्कट आउँने छ।” 24 तब केनानियाहका छोरा सिदिकया मीकाया कहाँ गए। उसले मीकायाको अनुहारमा हिर्काए अनि भने, “साँच्चै विश्वास गर्छौ परमप्रभुका शक्ति म देखि गयो अनि मबाट तिमीसँग बोल्नलाई जानुभयो?” 25 मीकाया उत्तर दिए, “त्यहाँ एक समय आउनेछ जतिबेला तिमी एउटा सानो कोठा भित्र जानेछौ अनि तिमी आफैं लुक्ने छौ। त्यस समयमा तिमीले थाह पाउनेछौ, कि म साँच्चो बोलिरहेको छु।” 26 तब इस्राएलका राजाले मीकायालाई पक्रिनु भनी उसका अधिकारीहरू मध्ये एक जनालाई आदेश दिए। राजाले भने, “उनलाई पक्र अनि शहरका राजपाल अमोन अनि राजकुमार योआश समक्ष लिएर जाऊ। 27 तिनीहरूलाई भन मीकायालाई जेलमा थुन्नु। उनलाई रोटी र पानी मात्र खान देऊ। म लडाईंबाट नफर्किन्जेल सम्म उनलाई त्यहीं राख।” 28 तब मीकायाले ठूलो स्वरमा भने, “यदि तपाईं लडाईंबाट सुरक्षित फर्केर आउनु भयो भने यो प्रमाण हुन्छ कि परमप्रभुले मद्वारा बोल्नु भएको होइन। उसले यो पनि भने, ‘मानिसहरू तिमीहरू सबैले सुन!’” 29 तब इस्राएलका र यहोशापात यहूदाका राजा रामोत गिलादमा गए। 30 इस्राएलका राजाले यहोशापातलाई भने, “हामी लडाईंका निम्ति तयारी गर्ने छौं। म यस्तो लुगा लगाउने छु जसले गर्दा म राजा जस्तो देखिन्न। तर तपाईंले विशेष लुगा लगाऊ जसले गर्दा तपाईं राजा जस्तो देखिनुहुन्छ।” यसकारण इस्राएलका राजाले राजा जस्तो नदेखिने लुगा लगाएर लडाईं शुरू गरे। 31 त्यहाँ अरामको राजासित 32 वटा रथ र सेनापतिहरू थिए। राजाले इस्राएलको राजा बाहेक, तिनीहरूको उच्चपदको वास्ता नगर्ने कसैसित पनि युद्ध नलड्ने आज्ञा दिनु भएको थियो। 32 यसकारण युद्धको समयमा यी सेनापतिहरूले राजा यहोशापातलाई देखे। सेनापतिहरूले सोचे, उनी नै इस्राएलका राजा हुन्। यसकारण तिनीहरू उनलाई मार्न हिंडे। यहोशापात चिच्याउन थाले। 33 सेनापतिहरूले देखे कि ऊ त्यो इस्राएलको राजा होइनन्। यसकारण तिनीहरूले उनलाई मारेनन्। 34 तर एक जना सैनिकले हावामा वाण हान्यो-उसको वाणले इस्राएलका राजामाथि प्रहार भयो। वाणले राजालाई सानो ठाउँमा लाग्यो जहाँ उसको कवचले छोपेको थिएन। यसकारण इस्राएलका राजाले उसको रथ सारथीलाई भने, “एउटा वाणले मलाई चोट पार्यो। रथलाई यस क्षेत्रबाट बाहिर हाँक। हामीले लडाईं मैदानबाट टाढा जानु पर्छ।” 35 डरलाग्दो लडाईँ भइरहेको थियो। इस्राएलका राजा आफ्नो रथमा नै रहे। उनी रथको एकतिर ढल्कि रहेका थिए। उसले अरामका सेनाहरूलाई हेरिरहेका थिए। उनको रगत तलतिर बगिरहेको थियो अनि रथको तल्लो भागलाई ढाकिरहेको थिए। त्यही दिन बेलुकी तिर राजाको मृत्यु भयो। 36 सूर्यअस्त भए पछि एउटा आवाजद्वारा इस्राएलीहरूका प्रत्येक सैनिकलाई आ-आफ्नो शहर र भूमिमा जाने आदेश भयो। 37 यसकारण यस प्रकार राजा आहाबको मृत्यु भयो। केही मानिसहरूले उनको लाशलाई बोकेर सामरिया ल्याए। तिनीहरूले उनलाई त्यही गडे। 38 मानिसहरूले आहाबको रथलाई सामरियाको पोखरीमा धोए। कुकुरहरूले रथबाट राजा आहाबको रगत चाटे। अनि वेश्याहरूले पानीको प्रयोग नुहाउनमा गरे। यी घटनाहरू त्यसरी नै भए जसरी परमप्रभुले हुन्छ भन्नु भएको थियो। 39 सबै कामहरू जो राजा आहाबले आफ्नो शासन कालमा गरेका थिए इस्राएलका राजाहरूको इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखिएको छ। अनि त्यस किताबले हात्तीको दाँतको विषयमा बताउँदछ जसद्वारा राजाले महललाई अझै सुन्दर बनाएका थिए। पुस्तकले त्यस शहरको वर्णन गर्छ जसलाई राजाले बनाएका थिए। 40 आहाबको मृत्यु भयो अनि उनलाई पुर्खाहरू सँगै गाडियो। उनका छोरा अहज्याह उनी पछि राजा भए। यहूदाका राजा यहोशापात 41 आहाब इस्राएलका राजा भएको समयमा चौथो बर्षमा यहोशापात यहूदाका राजा भए। यहोशापात आसाका छोरा थिए। 42 जब यहोशापात 35 बर्षका थिए ऊ राजा भएका थिए। उसले यरूशलेममा 25 बर्ष शासन गरे। यहोशापातकी आमाको नाउँ अजूबा थियो। अजूबा शिल्हीकी छोरी थिइन्। 43 यहोशापातले आफ्ना पिता आसाको उदाहरण अनुशहरण गरे। उनले सबै आदेशहरू पालन गरे जो परमप्रभुले चाहानु भएको थियो। 44 तर यहोशापातले अग्ला स्थलहरूलाई नष्ट गरेनन्। मानिसहरूले लगातार ती ठाँउहरूमा बलि दिने अनि धूप बाल्ने काम गरिरहेका थिए। 45 यहोशापातले इस्राएलका राजासँग शान्ति सम्झौता गरे। यहोशापात साह्रै वीर थिए अनि धेरै युद्धहरू गरे। यी सबै कुराहरू जो उनले गरे यहूदाका राजाको इतिहासको पुस्तकमा लेखिएको छन्। 46 यहोशापातले सबै मानिस र स्त्रीहरूलाई पूजाको स्थान छोड्न वाध्य गराए जसले यौन सम्बन्धका लागि आफ्नो शरीर बेच्ने गर्दथे। ती मानिसहरू ती पूजा-स्थलमा त्यस समय देखि सेवा गर्दै आएका थिए जति बेला उनका पिता आसा राजा थिए। 47 यस समयमा एदोमको भूमिमा कोही राजा थिएनन्। भूमि राजपालद्वारा शासन गरिएको थियो। 48 राजा यहोशापातले केही समुद्री जहाज बनाएका थिए। उनी ती जहाजहरू ओपीर सम्म त्यहाँबाट सुन ल्याउनका लागि चलाउन चाहन्थे। तर कहिल्यै त्यहाँ गएनन् एस्योन गेबेरमा आफ्नै बन्दरगाहमा तिनीहरूलाई नष्ट गरियो। 49 अहाबका छोरो अहज्याहले यहोशापातलाई सहायता गर्न चाहान्थ्यो। अहज्याहले उसका केही नाविकहरू यहोशापातका नाविकहरूलाई सहायता गर्न पठाए तर यहोशापातले अहज्याहका नाविकहरूलाई ग्रहण गर्न अस्वीकार गरे। 50 यहोशापातको मृत्यु भयो अनि उनलाई आफ्ना पुर्खाहरूको छेऊमा गाडियो। उनलाई आफ्ना पुर्खाहरू सँग दाऊदको शहरमा गाडियो। तब उनका छोरा योराम राजा भए। इस्राएलका राजा अहज्याह 51 अहज्याह आहाबका छोरा थिए। तिनी राजा यहोशापातले यहूदामा शासन गरेको सत्रौं बर्षमा इस्राएलका राजा भए। अहज्याहले सामरियामा दुइ बर्ष शासन गरे। 52 अहज्याहले परमप्रभुको विरोधमा पाप गरे। उनले त्यस्तैं कामहरू गरे जस्तो उनका पिता आहाब, आमा इजेबेल अनि नबातका छोरा यारोबामले गरेका थिए। यी सबै शासकहरूले इस्राएली मानिसहरूलाई पापतिर बढी लगे। 53 अहज्याहले उनका पिता जस्तैं बालको पूजा अनि सेवा गरे। यसकारण अहज्याहले परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरलाई रिस उठ्ने बनाए। परमप्रभु ऊ माथि रिसाउनु भयो, जसरी उहाँ उसका पितासित ऊ भन्दा पहिला रिसाउनु भएको थियो।