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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 22:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 11:1-3 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. He was with her hidden in Yahweh’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.
- 2 Chronicles 22:2-4 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To the intent that there should be none to…
To the intent that there should be none to make title to the crown, and so she might usurp the government.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 22:10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah…
2Ch 22:10 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.
Ver. 10. But when Athaliah.] See 2Ki 11:1.
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Destroyed all the seed royal.] Such another wicked woman was the mother of King Edward, called the martyr, whom she basely butchered; and because his brother Ethelred, who succeeded him, being but ten years of age, mourned for him, his mother was so enraged thereat, that taking wax candles which were readiest at hand, therewith she scorched him so sore, that he could never after endure wax candles to be burnt before him. {a}
{a} Mr Clark’s Martyrol., p. 31.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah: this, and 2Ch 22:11,12,…
Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah: this, and 2Ch 22:11,12, are explained on 2Ki 11:1-3.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain We have here what we had before, Kg2 11:1,…
We have here what we had before, Kg2 11:1, etc. 1. A wicked woman endeavouring to destroy the house of David, that she might set up a throne for herself upon the ruins of it. Athaliah barbarously cut off all the seed-royal (Ch2 22:10), perhaps intending to transmit the crown of Judah after herself to some of her own relations, that though her family was cut off in Israel by Jehu it might be planted in Judah. 2. A good woman effectually preserving it from being wholly extirpated. One of the late king's sons, a child of a year old, was rescued from among the dead, and saved alive by the care of Jehoiada's wife (Ch2 22:11, Ch2 22:12), that a lamp might be ordained for God's anointed; for no word of God shall fall to the ground.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. All the seed royal of the house…
Verse 10. All the seed royal of the house of Judah] Nothing but the miraculous intervention of the Divine providence could have saved the line of David at this time, and preserved the prophecy relative to the Messiah. The whole truth of that prophecy, and the salvation of the world, appeared to be now suspended on the brittle thread of the life of an infant of a year old, (see 2Ch 24:1,) to destroy whom was the interest of the reigning power! But God can save by few as well as by many. He had purposed, and vain were the counter-exertions of earth and hell.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 22:10. But when Athaliah, &c. — This and…
2Ch 22:10. But when Athaliah, &c. — This and 2Ch 22:11-12, are explained 2Ki 11:1-3.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Compare the marginal reference and notes.
Compare the marginal reference and notes.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain All, except Joas, (v. 11., and 4 K. xi.…
All, except Joas, (v. 11., and 4 K. xi. 1.; C.) ninety-five years after Solomon’s death. Mariana) D.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain ATHALIAH, DESTROYING THE SEED ROYAL SAVE JOASH, USURPS THE…
ATHALIAH, DESTROYING THE SEED ROYAL SAVE JOASH, USURPS THE KINGDOM. (Ch2 22:10-12)
Athaliah . . . arose and destroyed all the seed royal--(See on Kg2 11:1-3). Maddened by the massacre of the royal family of Ahab, she resolved that the royal house of David should have the same fate. Knowing the commission which Jehu had received to extirpate the whole of Ahab's posterity, she expected that he would extend his sword to her. Anticipating his movements, she resolved, as her only defense and security, to usurp the throne and destroy "the seed royal," both because they were hostile to the Phœnician worship of Baal, which she was determined to uphold, and because, if one of the young princes became king, his mother would supersede Athaliah in the dignity of queen mother.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10–12 (= 2Ki_11:1-3). The Reign of Athaliah
10–12 (= 2Ki_11:1-3). The Reign of Athaliah
10. But when] R.V. Now when.
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destroyed] This is the reading of Kings and of the LXX. of Chron. The Heb. reads spake with, which is perhaps a euphemism; cp. the English “deal with.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain ATHALIAH SEIZES THE GOVERNMENT (2Ch_22:10-12).
ATHALIAH SEIZES THE GOVERNMENT (2Ch_22:10-12).
(Comp. 2Ki_11:1-3.)
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(10) But when Athaliah.—See 2Ki_11:1, with which this verse nearly coincides.
Destroyed.—So Kings and some Hebrew MSS., and all the versions. Hebrew text, she spake, a mistake of some scribe.
All the seed royal.—Even after the massacres described in 2Ch_22:1; 2Ch_22:8, 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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But when Athaliah. For parallel to the end of…
But when Athaliah. For parallel to the end of the chapter, see 2Ki_11:1-3. The words, of the house of Judah, are here carefully supplied, wanting in parallel.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 she arose and killed all the royal children
she arose and killed all the royal children
Here the writer speaks of Athaliah as if she killed the children herself, but the reader should understand that she would have ordered her servants to kill them. AT: "she commanded her servants to kill all the royal children" (See: Metonymy)
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all the royal children
This refers only to the males, because they could become king. Verse 11 confirms that the sons were the ones who were killed. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the house of Judah
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case, it refers to the kingdom of Judah. AT: "Judah" or "the kingdom of Judah" (See: Metonymy)
Jehosheba, a daughter of the king, ... a daughter of King Jehoram
Here "the king" refers to Jehoram, the father of Ahaziah. (See: How to Translate Names)
his nurse
This refers to a person who cares for a child, not to a medical person.
into a bedroom
Verse 12 makes it clear that this bedroom was located in the temple. Jehosheba could access that room because she was married to Jehoiada who was a priest.
Jehoiada
This is a man's name. (See: How to Translate Names)
He was with them
"Joash was with Jehosheba and Jehoiada"
translationWords
Athaliah
die
king
priest
house of God
reign
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:10-12 Athaliah was never regarded as a legitimate monarch;…
22:10-12 Athaliah was never regarded as a legitimate monarch; she was given no royal formula of age or length of reign as were other rulers. Her destruction of the rest of Judah’s royal family concentrated on potential male successors; those who were ineligible to reign, such as Ahaziah’s sister, survived the slaughter. Jehosheba was Ahaziah’s half sister, the daughter of King Jehoram by a wife other than Athaliah. The six years of Athaliah’s reign were from 841 to 835 BC.
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