This one is easy to explain (it wasn't the same person), but understandable, as Israel and Judah each had both a Jehoram (aka Joram) and an Ahaziah as kings. You've mixed up Jehoram of Israel, who was killed by Jehu's arrow in 2 Kings 9:24, with Jehoram of Judah, who died of a bowel disease. Jehoram followed Ahaziah (son of Ahab) as king of Israel and was contemporary with both Jehoram (son of Jehoshaphat) and Ahaziah (son of Jehoram) of Judah.
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Is this yet ANOTHER mistake in the bible? 
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How did the SAME AHAZIAH begin to reign in the 11th year and 12th year of Joram the son of Ahab?
No fear, neither are a mistake but I would like to see how the KJV doubters handle this.
2Ki 8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
2Ki 9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
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How did the SAME AHAZIAH begin to reign in the 11th year and 12th year of Joram the son of Ahab?
No fear, neither are a mistake but I would like to see how the KJV doubters handle this.
2Ki 8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
2Ki 9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
You have the detail correct on the "3rd Ahaziah" as you call him, but he was the first of two, not of three...
1 Kings 22:40 So Ahab [of Israel, not Judah] slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
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2 Kings 1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
This same Ahaziah of Israel is mentioned again in 2 Chron 20:35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly
Ahaziah of Judah is mentioned in the lineage of Solomon...
1 Chronicles 3:10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam [of Judah, not Israel], Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
[SUP] 11 [/SUP]Joram [Jehoram] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
There is no second Ahaziah among the kings of Judah. The next time that Ahaziah of Judah is mentioned is in 2 Chronicles 22 as the one who began his reign at age 42 (according to Chronicles) and 22 (according to Kings). There is nothing in Scripture to suggest that there were two kings of Judah named Ahaziah.
1 Kings 22:40 So Ahab [of Israel, not Judah] slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
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2 Kings 1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
This same Ahaziah of Israel is mentioned again in 2 Chron 20:35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly
Ahaziah of Judah is mentioned in the lineage of Solomon...
1 Chronicles 3:10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam [of Judah, not Israel], Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
[SUP] 11 [/SUP]Joram [Jehoram] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
There is no second Ahaziah among the kings of Judah. The next time that Ahaziah of Judah is mentioned is in 2 Chronicles 22 as the one who began his reign at age 42 (according to Chronicles) and 22 (according to Kings). There is nothing in Scripture to suggest that there were two kings of Judah named Ahaziah.
There are two different Biblical traditions on numbering the years of kings.
By one method a year of a reign is numbered from 1 Abib to 29 Adar and any part of a year is numbered as a year.
By the other method a king's reign is numbered from day of accession to day of accession and only full years are counted.
By one method a year of a reign is numbered from 1 Abib to 29 Adar and any part of a year is numbered as a year.
By the other method a king's reign is numbered from day of accession to day of accession and only full years are counted.
