2 Kings 8:26

“Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, etc.] In (<142202>2 Chronicles 22:2) he is said to be forty two years of age; for the solution of that difficulty (see Gill on “<142202>2 Chronicles 22:2”): and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; which was the whole of his reign: and his mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel; that is, his granddaughter; for she was the daughter of Ahab the son of Omri, (<120818>2 Kings 8:18), it was usual for grandchildren to be called children, sons and daughters, and perhaps she might be educated in the family of Omri.”

“Such names as Athaliah, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, indicate that the Baal-worshipping kings of Israel did not openly renounce the service of Yahweh. Athaliah is “the time for Yahweh;” Ahaziah “the possession of Yahweh;” Jehoram, or Joram, “exalted by Yahweh.” The daughter of Omri - “Son” and “daughter” were used by the Jews of any descendants (compare Matthew 1:1). The whole race were “the children of Israel.” Athaliah was the grand-daughter of Omri (see the margin). Her being called “the daughter of Omri” implies that an idea of special greatness was regarded as attaching to him, so that his name prevailed over that of Ahab. Indications of this ideal greatness are found in the Assyrian…”

“Two and twenty: In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is said, "forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign;" but this is evidently a mistake, as it makes the son two years older than his own father! For his father began to reign when he was thirty-two years old, and reigned eight years, and so died, being forty years old. See note on Kg2 8:17, and see note on Ch2 22:2. one year: Kg2 9:21-27; Ch2 22:5-8 Athaliah: Kg2 11:1, Kg2 11:13-16 daughter: or, grand-daughter, Kg2 8:18 4 Kings (2 Kings) 8:27”