Bible Verses About "Who Was Athaliah in the Bible"
Athaliah was the only woman to rule as queen of Judah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who seized the throne by murdering her grandsons but was overthrown by the priest Jehoiada.
Athaliah was the only woman to rule as queen of Judah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who seized the throne by murdering her grandsons but was overthrown by the priest Jehoiada.
"And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land." — 2 Kings 11:1-3 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Athaliah in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land."
"And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason... And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain."
"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."
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