2 Kings 11:2

But Josaba the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, out of the bedchamber with his nurse: and hid him from the face of Athalia, so that he was not slain.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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 which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

In Context

1And Athalia the mother of Ochozias seeing that her son was dead, arose, and slew all the royal seed.

3And he was with her six years hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:5And upon the wall of the temple he built floors round about, in the walls of the house round about the temple and the oracle, and he made sides round about.

1 Kings 6:10And he built a floor over all the house five cubits in height, and he covered the house with timber of cedar.

2 Kings 8:16In the fifth year of Joram son of Achab king of Israel, and of Josaphat king of Juda, reigned Joram son of Josaphat king of Juda.

2 Kings 11:21Now Joas was seven years old, when he began to reign.

2 Chronicles 22:11But Josabeth the king's daughter took Joas the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain. And she hid him with his nurse in a bedchamber: now Josabeth that hid him, was daughter of king Joram, wife of Joiada the high priest, and sister of Ochozias, and therefore Athalia did not kill him.

Isaiah 7:6Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 11:2-4

The Death of Athaliah. ( b. c. 878.) 1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 2 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 which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. God had… Read the whole commentary →

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