Elisha, at God's command, has a man named Jehu anointed to be king of Israel. Jehu then exacts vengeance on the current king, Joram, for the wicked deeds of his grandfather Ahab concerning Naboth's property. Jehu continued to carry out God's justice by killing the king of Judah (Ahaziah), the queen mother of Israel (Jezebel), the extended families of both royal families (seventy sons of Ahab, forty-two brothers of Ahaziah, and the remaining members of Ahab's family), and the worshipers of the false god, Baal.
One would think that Jehu would have learned the high cost of idolatry. However, he fell into the same sins as other kings of Israel. For his obedience, God allowed his family to rule for four generations, but he died and was succeeded by his son, Jehoahaz.
Meanwhile, in Judah, Athaliah - Ahaziah's mother - was ruling as queen after destroying all Ahaziah's heirs. God allowed one heir, a boy named Joash, to be spared and raised to fear God. At the appropriate time, Joash (age 7!) was installed as king of Judah, and queen Athaliah was executed.
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