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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of the royal family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and eliminated all the royal children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son had died. So she rose and caused all the royal seed to perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah [king of Judah] saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/11.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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/11.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 that, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/11.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 to be killed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned that her son had died, she seized the throne and executed the entire royal bloodline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/11.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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Athaliah [is] mother of Ahaziah, and she has seen that her son [is] dead, and she rises, and destroys all the seed of the kingdom;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Athaliah is mother of Ahaziah, and she hath seen that her son is dead, and she riseth, and destroyeth all the seed of the kingdom;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah, and she saw that her son dead; and she will rise and destroy all the seed of the kingdom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Athalia the mother of Ochozias seeing that her son was dead, arose, and slew all the royal seed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Truly, Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, seeing that her son was dead, rose up and put to death all the royal offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/11.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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Thalia the mother of Ekhazyah saw that her son was dead, and she arose and she destroyed all the seed of the kingdom.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/11.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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all the seed royal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/11-1.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/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3787" 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_kings/11.htm">Athaliah and Joash</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6271.htm" title="6271: wa·‘ă·ṯal·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- 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: wə·rå̄·ʾă·ṯå̄h (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/6.htm" title="6: wat·tə·’ab·bêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">to annihilate</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (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> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>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.…<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_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10</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="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm">2 Chronicles 22:11-12</a></span><br />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. / And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<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/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1-7</a></span><br />Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying: / “When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry, / select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.” ...<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/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1-3</a></span><br />Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. / When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room. / Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30-37</a></span><br />Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">2 Kings 10:18-28</a></span><br />Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ...<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="/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/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-16</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18-25</a></span><br />This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. / But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">2 Chronicles 24:7</a></b></br> For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.</p><p class="hdg">the mother</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">2 Kings 8:26</a></b></br> Two and twenty years old <i>was</i> Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name <i>was</i> Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a></b></br> But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw <i>this</i>, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. <i>And they did so</i> at the going up to Gur, which <i>is</i> by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.</p><p class="hdg">and destroyed </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13,16</a></b></br> And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38,39</a></b></br> But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance… </p><p class="hdg">seed royal [heb] seed of the kingdom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-25.htm">2 Kings 25:25</a></b></br> But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Jeremiah 41:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass in the seventh month, <i>that</i> Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-19.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-28.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-28.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Family</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-19.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-2.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-35.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-11.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">Athaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">Athali'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-4.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-5.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">is hidden six years in the house of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">Jehoiada restores the worship of God</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'; 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Her marriage to Jehoram, king of Judah, was likely a political alliance between the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Ahaziah, her son, became king of Judah but reigned for only one year before his death. His death occurred as a result of Jehu's purge, which was a divinely sanctioned judgment against the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9-10). 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</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 lineage would endure forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). Her actions can be seen as an attempt to secure her own power by eliminating any potential rivals. This act of violence is reminiscent of other biblical accounts where rulers sought to eliminate threats to their throne, such as Pharaoh's decree to kill Hebrew male infants (<a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Exodus 1:22</a>) and Herod's massacre of the innocents (<a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a>). Athaliah's usurpation of the throne also highlights the spiritual and moral decline in Judah, as she introduced Baal worship into the kingdom, further distancing the people from their covenant with God. Despite her efforts, God's providence ensured the survival of the Davidic line through Joash, who was hidden by Jehosheba, the wife of the priest Jehoiada, preserving the messianic lineage that would ultimately lead to Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/athaliah.htm">Athaliah</a></b><br>The mother of Ahaziah, she was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah. Her actions in this verse demonstrate her ruthless ambition to secure power by eliminating potential threats to her rule.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah.htm">Ahaziah</a></b><br>The son of Athaliah and Jehoram, he was the king of Judah who was killed. His death set the stage for Athaliah's attempt to seize control.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/royal_heirs.htm">Royal Heirs</a></b><br>These were the legitimate successors to the throne of Judah, whom Athaliah sought to destroy to consolidate her power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where these events took place. The political and spiritual climate of Judah was heavily influenced by the idolatrous practices introduced by Athaliah's family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/annihilation_attempt.htm">Annihilation Attempt</a></b><br>Athaliah's attempt to destroy the royal line was a significant event that threatened the Davidic lineage, which was crucial for the fulfillment of God's covenant promises.<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 actions serve as a warning against the corrupting influence of power and unchecked ambition. Her willingness to commit murder to secure her position reveals the depths of human depravity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite Athaliah's attempt to destroy the royal line, God's sovereign plan prevails. This reminds us of His faithfulness to His promises, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_leadership.htm">The Importance of Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>The chaos and idolatry that ensued under Athaliah's rule highlight the need for godly leadership. Believers are called to pray for and support leaders who uphold biblical values.<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 is a testament to God's commitment to His covenant promises. This encourages believers to trust in God's faithfulness in their own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_joash's_sudden_coronation_credible.htm">2 Kings 11:12: How credible is the sudden public coronation of Joash without Athaliah’s prior knowledge? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_athaliah_miss_joash.htm">2 Kings 11:1: How could Athaliah have overlooked or failed to find Joash if she was determined to kill all royal heirs? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_records_of_joash's_kingship.htm">2 Kings 11:21: Why is there no external documentation to verify Joash’s kingship after such a dramatic power shift?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_weren't_high_places_removed_in_2_kings_12_3.htm">In 2 Kings 12:3, why were the high places not removed if Jehoash was supposedly following God’s commands? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XI.<p>ATHALIAH USURPS THE THRONE OF JUDAH, BUT IS DEPOSED AND SLAIN, AND HER GRANDSON JOASH CROWNED, THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE HIGH PRIEST JEHOIADA.</span> (Comp. <a href="/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</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/23-21.htm" title="And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.">2Chronicles 23:21</a>.)<p>(1) <span class= "bld">And when Athaliah . . . saw.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Now Athaliah . . . had seen.</span> (The <span class= "ital">and</span>, which the common Hebrew text inserts before the verb, is merely a mistaken repetition of the last letter of Ahaziah. Many MSS. omit it.)<p>As to Athaliah and her evil influence on her husband Jehoram, see <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm" title="And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.">2Kings 8:18</a>; <a href="/context/2_kings/8-26.htm" title="Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.">2Kings 8:26-27</a>. By her ambition and her cruelty she now shows herself a worthy daughter of Jezebel. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead.</span> (On Athaliah, see the comment upon <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a>.) She was married to Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, probably in the lifetime of his father, to cement the alliance concluded between Ahab and Jehoshaphat against the Syrians (<a href="/1_kings/22-2.htm">1 Kings 22:2-4</a>). She inherited much of her mother Jezebel's character, obtained an unlimited ascendancy over her husband, Jehoram, and kept her son Ahaziah in leading-strings. It was unquestionably through her influence that Jehoram was prevailed upon to introduce the Baal-worship into Judah (<a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/2-5.htm">2 Chronicles 2:5, 11</a>), and Ahaziah prevailed upon to maintain it (<a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">2 Kings 8:27</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3</a>, "He also Talked in the ways of the house of Ahab: <span class="accented">for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly"</span>). On the death of Ahaziah, she found her position seriously imperiled. The crown would have passed naturally to one of her grandchildren, the eldest of the sons of Ahaziah. She would have lost her position of <span class="accented">gebirah</span>, or queen mother, which would have passed to the widow of Ahaziah, the mother of the new sovereign. If she did not at once lose all influence, at any rate a counter-influence to hers would have been established; and this might well have been that of the high priest, who was closely connected by marriage with the royal family. Under these circumstances, she took the bold resolution described in the next clause. <span class="cmt_word">She arose and destroyed the seed royal.</span> She issued her orders, and had all the members of the house of David on whom she could lay her hands put to death. The royal house had already been greatly depleted by Jehoram's murder of his brothers (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4</a>), by Arab marauders (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a>), and by Jehu's murder of the "brethren of Ahaziah" (<a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">2 Kings 10:14</a>); but it is clear that Ahaziah had left several sons behind him, and some of his "brethren" had also, in all probability, left issue. There may also have been many other descendants of David in Judah, belonging to other branches of the house than that of Rehoboam. Athaliah, no doubt, endeavored to make a clean sweep, and get rid of them all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/11-1.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">וַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṯal·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine 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">וַתָּ֙קָם֙</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">וַתְּאַבֵּ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·’ab·bêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</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">הַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 11:1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/10-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 10:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 11:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 11:2" /></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>