2 Kings 8:25

2 Kings 8:25 says, In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram in Israel, Ahaziah, Jehoram's son, began to reign in Judah.  Once more, the king was changing, but God was still the same, and their relationship to Him was more important than whose son they were.  Verse twenty-six adds, Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a grand- daughter of Omri king of Israel.  He was twenty-two when he became king, and he only reigned one year.  He didn't have long to learn more about ruling the people of Israel, and not all religious leaders are in positions of leadership very long today.  Verse twenty-seven continues, He followed the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was related by marriage to Ahab’s family.  The fact that he didn't reign long might partially be because he followed the ways of Ahab, leading the people of Israel away from God.  If we have religious leaders today who are leading people away from God's teachings, we need to pray that they don't stay in power very long.  As followers of Christ, we should never allow them to lead us away from God's truth even if they do have a position of authority over us.  Verse twenty-eight states, Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram;  Ahaziah went to Joram to ask for his help in a war against Hazael, the king of Aram.  We aren't told that this was something that God lead Ahaziah to do, and if we go to war against the people of the world today, we need to make certain that God is the One leading us to do so, no matter how many allies we may have.  Joram was wounded in the battle.  Sometimes, the actions of lost people can lead others to be wounded, spiritually if not physically.  We never want to cause this to happen as Christians by failing to follow God's word.  Verse twenty-nine adds, So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramoth in his battle with Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because he had been wounded.  Ahaziah went to see Jehoram at Jezreel because he had been wounded helping him.  At least the was concerned about him, which is more than some lost people are if someone is harmed helping them.