Athaliah
아달랴
Named at 2 Kings 8:26: “Ahaziah was twenty-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 king of Israel.” There the Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘 왕 오므리의 손녀, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. 2 Kings 11:1 says, “Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring”, and 11:2–3 that Jehosheba stole away Joash the son of Ahaziah, and that he was hidden in the LORD’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land. At 11:13–14 Athaliah hears the noise of the guard and of the people, comes to the people into the LORD’s house, looks, tears her clothes and cries, “Treason! Treason!” 11:16 says that she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and was slain there, and 11:20, “They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.” 2 Chronicles 22:2–24:7: Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, counsels him in evil, destroys the royal offspring after his death, and rules six years. She is killed at the palace horse gate after Joash is crowned. Verse 24:7 says her sons damaged God’s house and gave its dedicated things to the Baals.
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- 2CH 22:1–4, engwebp
1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
2Ahaziah 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.
3He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly.
4He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.
- 2CH 22:10–12, engwebp
10Now 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.
11But Jehoshabeath, the king’s daughter, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stealthily rescued him from among the king’s sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she didn’t kill him.
12He was with them hidden in God’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.
- 2CH 23:12–15, engwebp
12When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the LORD’s house.
13Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”
14Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t kill her in the LORD’s house.”
15So they made way for her. She went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king’s house; and they killed her there.
- 2CH 23:16–21, engwebp
16Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD’s people.
17All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
18Jehoiada appointed the officers of the LORD’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in the LORD’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.
19He set the gatekeepers at the gates of the LORD’s house, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
20He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the LORD’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
21So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.
- 2CH 24:4–7, engwebp
4After this, Joash intended to restore the LORD’s house.
5He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather money to repair the house of your God from all Israel from year to year. See that you expedite this matter.” However the Levites didn’t do it right away.
6The king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, “Why haven’t you required of the Levites to bring in the tax of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the assembly of Israel, out of Judah and out of Jerusalem, for the Tent of the Testimony?”
7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up God’s house; and they also gave all the dedicated things of the LORD’s house to the Baals.
- 2KI 8:25–27, engwebp
25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
26Ahaziah was twenty-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 king of Israel.
27He walked in the way of Ahab’s house and did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for he was the son-in-law of Ahab’s house.
- 2KI 11:1–3, engwebp
1Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring.
2But 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.
3He was with her hidden in the LORD’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.
- 2KI 11:13–16, engwebp
13When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the LORD’s house;
14and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the tradition was, with the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”
15Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks. Kill anyone who follows her with the sword.” For the priest said, “Don’t let her be slain in the LORD’s house.”
16So they seized her; and she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and she was slain there.
- 2KI 11:17–21, engwebp
17Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’s people; also between the king and the people.
18All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over the LORD’s house.
19He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the LORD’s house, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
20So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.
21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
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Unresolved interpretation: Ahab’s daughter of 2 Kings 8:18 and Athaliah of 8:26
- 2 Kings 8:16 says, “In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign”, and 8:18, “He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter.” These verses do not name the daughter.
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- 2KI 8:16–19, engwebp
16In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
17He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.
19However, the LORD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
- 2KI 8:16–19, engwebp
- 2 Kings 8:25–26 says, “In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. Ahaziah was twenty-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 king of Israel”, and 8:27 ends, “for he was the son-in-law of Ahab’s house.” At 8:26 the Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘 왕 오므리의 손녀, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
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- 2KI 8:25–27, engwebp
25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
26Ahaziah was twenty-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 king of Israel.
27He walked in the way of Ahab’s house and did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for he was the son-in-law of Ahab’s house.
- 2KI 8:25–27, engwebp
2 Kings 8:18 says that Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, “for he married Ahab’s daughter”, and does not name the daughter. 8:26 gives the name of the mother of Ahaziah the son of Jehoram as Athaliah; the Korean Revised Version calls her 이스라엘 왕 오므리의 손녀, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel, and WEB “the daughter of Omri king of Israel”. 8:27 calls Ahaziah “the son-in-law of Ahab’s house”. The text does not say whether Athaliah is the daughter of Ahab whom Jehoram married. This collection records Athaliah as the mother of Ahaziah, as 8:26 says, records no father of hers, whether Omri or Ahab, and no marriage with Jehoram, and decides nothing.
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Athaliah — Mother of — Ahaziah (son of Jehoram)
Evidence: 2 Chronicles 22:1–4, 2 Kings 8:25–27, 2 Kings 11:1–3
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Took part in (4) — Athaliah destroys all the royal offspring, and Jehosheba steals away Joash the son of Ahaziah, Athaliah tears her clothes and cries out, and is slain by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, Jehoshabeath hides Joash while Athaliah rules, Athaliah cries treason and is killed at the horse gate
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Ahaziah was twenty-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 king of Israel.
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 the LORD’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.
When Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the LORD’s house;
and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the tradition was, with the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.
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.
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.
But Jehoshabeath, the king’s daughter, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stealthily rescued him from among the king’s sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she didn’t kill him.
He was with them hidden in God’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the LORD’s house.
Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”
So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. They had slain Athaliah with the sword.
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up God’s house; and they also gave all the dedicated things of the LORD’s house to the Baals.
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Entry: Athaliah (person-athaliah)
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Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 8:26: “Ahaziah was twenty-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 king of Israel.” There the Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘 왕 오므리의 손녀, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. 2 Kings 11:1 says, “Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring”, and 11:2–3 that Jehosheba stole away Joash the son of Ahaziah, and that he was hidden in the LORD’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land. At 11:13–14 Athaliah hears the noise of the guard and of the people, comes to the people into the LORD’s house, looks, tears her clothes and cries, “Treason! Treason!” 11:16 says that she went by the way of the horses’ entry to the king’s house, and was slain there, and 11:20, “They had slain Athaliah with the sword at the king’s house.” 2 Chronicles 22:2–24:7: Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, counsels him in evil, destroys the royal offspring after his death, and rules six years. She is killed at the palace horse gate after Joash is crowned. Verse 24:7 says her sons damaged God’s house and gave its dedicated things to the Baals.
Cited evidence: 2CH 22:1–4, engwebp / 2CH 22:10–12, engwebp / 2CH 23:12–15, engwebp / 2CH 23:16–21, engwebp / 2CH 24:4–7, engwebp / 2KI 8:25–27, engwebp / 2KI 11:1–3, engwebp / 2KI 11:13–16, engwebp (and 1 more of 9)
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