Jehoahaz

Jehoahaz inherits the throne from his father Jehu, carrying forward a dynasty that God promised would last four generations — and inheriting a kingdom already diminished by the consequences of Jehu's compromised reign.

Jehoahaz is introduced as the newest link in Israel's chain of bad kings — his seventeen-year reign begins with the familiar verdict that he walked in Jeroboam's sins and never turned away.

Jehoahaz is chosen by the people of Judah to succeed his father Josiah, but his reign lasts only three months before Pharaoh Neco deposes him, exiles him to Egypt, and installs a replacement — making him the first of four kings to fall in rapid succession.