2 Kings 11:2

And Josabee daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas the son of her brother, and stole him from among the king's sons that were put to death, secreting him and his nurse in the bedchamber, and hid him from the face of Gotholia, and he was not slain.

Brenton Septuagint

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 Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all the + 11:1 Gr. seed of the kingdom.seed royal.

3And he remained with her hid in the house of the Lord six years: and Gotholia reigned over the land.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:5And + 6:5 Gr. upon.against the wall of the house he set chambers round about + 6:5 Heb. and Alex. with (or against) the walls of the house round about.the temple and the ark.

1 Kings 6:10And he made the partitions through all the house, each five cubits high, and enclosed each partition with cedar boards.

2 Kings 8:16In the fifth year + 8:16 Gr. to.of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, and while Josaphat was king of Juda, Joram the son of Josaphat king of Juda + 8:16 Gr. reigned.began to reign.

2 Chronicles 22:11But Josabeeth, the daughter of the king, took Joas the son of Ochozias and rescued him secretly out of the midst of the sons of the king that were put to death, and she placed him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Josabeeth daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, wife of Jodae the priest, hid him, and she even hid him from Gotholia, and she did not slay him.

Isaiah 7:6We will go up against Judea, and having conferred with them we will turn them away to our side, and we will make the son of Tabeel king of it;

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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