And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid.
Glossary
- Athaliah Person
- Whom God afflicts. (1. ) The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah ( 2 Kings 8:18 ), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” ( 2 Chr. 21:6 ), called “daughter” of Omri ( 2 Kings 8:26 ).