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and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and eliminated all the royal children of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son had died. So she rose and destroyed all the royal seed of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah, Ahaziah&#8217s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As soon as Athaliah heard that her son King Ahaziah was dead, she decided to kill any relative who could possibly become king. She would have done just that, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Ahaziah's mother, Athaliah, saw that her son was dead, she began to destroy the entire royal family of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As soon as King Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned of her son's murder, she gave orders for all the members of the royal family of Judah to be killed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned that her son had died, she set out to destroy the entire royal family of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose, and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring of the house of Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah has seen that her son is dead, and she rises and destroys the whole seed of the kingdom of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah hath seen that her son is dead, and she riseth and destroyeth the whole seed of the kingdom of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son died, and she will rise up and destroy all the seed of the kingdom to the house of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For Athalia his mother, seeing that her son was dead, rose up, and killed all the royal family of the house of Joram. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For indeed, his mother, Athaliah, seeing that her son had died, rose up and killed the entire royal stock of the house of Jehoram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she began to kill off the whole royal family of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she set about to destroy all the royal family of the house of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the king's sons of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Athaliah the mother of Ekhazyah saw that her son was dead, and she arose and she destroyed all the sons of the King of the house of Yehuda.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she arose and destroyed all the seed royal in the house of Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5443" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/22.htm">Athaliah and Joash</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6271.htm" title="6271: wa·‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or mathalyahuw; from the same as Athlay and Yahh; Jah has constrained; Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites.">When Athaliah</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’êm (N-fsc) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">the mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or rachazyahuw; from 'achaz and Yahh; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king.">of Ahaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ă·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">her son</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">was dead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">she proceeded</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wat·tə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">to annihilate</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: ham·mam·lā·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">heirs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">2 Chronicles 24:7</a></span><br />For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13-14</a></span><br />Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.” / Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26</a></span><br />Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a></span><br />And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16-17</a></span><br />In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a></span><br />And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4</a></span><br />When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a></span><br />So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-1.htm">2 Chronicles 24:1-3</a></span><br />Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. / And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. / Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a></span><br />When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8-9</a></span><br />Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” / The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-24.htm">Mark 6:24-25</a></span><br />Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.” / At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">Athaliah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2-4</a></b></br> Forty and two years old <i>was</i> Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also <i>was</i> Athaliah the daughter of Omri… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1</a></b></br> And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-37.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-4.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">Exterminated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-4.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-9.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-1.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-29.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-40.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-12.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-16.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/job/9-22.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Exterminated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-12.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-1.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-38.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-5.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-3.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">Ahaziah succeeding, reigns wickedly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">in his confederacy with Joram, the son of Ahab, he is slain by Jehu</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, save Joash, usurps the kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead</b><br>Athaliah was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel, making her a member of a family known for idolatry and opposition to the worship of Yahweh. Her marriage to Jehoram, king of Judah, was likely a political alliance. Ahaziah, her son, was killed by Jehu, who was anointed by God to destroy the house of Ahab (<a href="/2_kings/9-6.htm">2 Kings 9:6-10</a>). Athaliah's reaction to her son's death reflects the political instability and the influence of her family's legacy of violence and idolatry.<p><b>she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah</b><br>Athaliah's attempt to destroy the royal line of David was a direct threat to the Davidic covenant, which promised that David's descendants would rule forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). Her actions can be seen as an attempt to consolidate power and eliminate any threats to her rule. This massacre is reminiscent of other biblical accounts where royal lines were threatened, such as Herod's massacre of the innocents in an attempt to kill Jesus (<a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a>). However, God's providence ensured the survival of Joash, a royal heir, through the actions of Jehosheba, Ahaziah's sister, preserving the Davidic line and ultimately leading to the birth of Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of the Davidic promise.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/athaliah.htm">Athaliah</a></b><br>The mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, Athaliah was a powerful and ambitious woman who sought to secure her position by eliminating potential threats to her rule. Her actions were driven by a desire for power and control.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah.htm">Ahaziah</a></b><br>The son of Athaliah and king of Judah, Ahaziah's death prompted Athaliah's ruthless actions. His reign was short-lived, and his death marked a significant turning point in Judah's history.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/royal_heirs_of_judah.htm">Royal Heirs of Judah</a></b><br>These were the legitimate successors to the throne of Judah, whom Athaliah sought to destroy to secure her own power. Their annihilation was a direct attack on the Davidic line.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_judah.htm">House of Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was distinct from the northern kingdom. The house of Judah was significant for its connection to the Davidic covenant and the promise of a Messiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/annihilation.htm">Annihilation</a></b><br>Athaliah's attempt to destroy all royal heirs was an act of violence and desperation, reflecting the political instability and moral decline of the time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_power_and_ambition.htm">The Dangers of Power and Ambition</a></b><br>Athaliah's account warns against the corrupting influence of power and unchecked ambition. Her actions serve as a cautionary tale about the lengths to which individuals may go to secure their own interests.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite human attempts to disrupt His plans, God remains sovereign. Athaliah's failure to destroy the Davidic line underscores God's faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_leadership.htm">The Importance of Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>The chaos and destruction that followed Ahaziah's death highlight the need for godly leadership. Believers are called to pray for and support leaders who seek to honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preservation_of_god's_promises.htm">Preservation of God's Promises</a></b><br>The preservation of the Davidic line through Joash is a testament to God's commitment to His covenant. Believers can trust that God's promises will be fulfilled, even in dire circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_queen_athaliah's_overthrow_factual.htm">Could the swift overthrow of Queen Athaliah in 2 Chronicles 23:12–15 be exaggeration or legend rather than a factual event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_joash_kill_zechariah.htm">Why would Joash brutally execute Zechariah (2 Chronicles 24:20–21), the son of his mentor, if he truly revered Jehoiada’s guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehu_easily_execute_ahaziah.htm">In 2 Chronicles 22:9, how could Jehu swiftly seize and execute Ahaziah without apparent resistance, given Ahaziah's royal status and resources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">ATHALIAH SEIZES THE GOVERNMENT</span> (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/22-10.htm" title="But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.">2Chronicles 22:10-12</a>).<p>(Comp. <a href="/context/2_kings/11-1.htm" title="And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.">2Kings 11:1-3</a>.)<p>(10) <span class= "bld">But when Athaliah.</span>--See <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm" title="And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.">2Kings 11:1</a>, with which this verse nearly coincides.<p><span class= "bld">Destroyed.</span>--So Kings and some Hebrew MSS., and all the versions. Hebrew text, <span class= "ital">she spake,</span> a mistake of some scribe.<p><span class= "bld">All the seed royal.</span>--Even after the massacres described in <a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm" title="And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.">2Chronicles 22:1</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.">2Chronicles 22:8</a>, there would doubtless be left a number of persons more or less nearly connected with the royal family, besides the immediate offspring of Ahaziah, who are, in the first instance, intended by this phrase. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But when Athaliah</span>. For parallel to the end of the chapter, see <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a>. The words, of <span class="cmt_word">the house of Judah</span>, are here carefully supplied, wanting in parallel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Athaliah</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6271.htm">Strong's 6271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Athaliah -- daughter of Ahab, also three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ahaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_274.htm">Strong's 274: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahaziah -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאֲתָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ă·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was dead,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she proceeded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּ֗קָם</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to annihilate</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּדַבֵּ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the royal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mam·lā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heirs</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֥רַע</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 22:10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 22:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 22:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 22:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 22:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>