2 Kings 11:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙ אֵ֣ם אֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ וראתה רָאֲתָ֖ה כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת בְּנָ֑הּ וַתָּ֙קָם֙ וַתְּאַבֵּ֔ד אֵ֖ת כָּל־זֶ֥רַע הַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃

Transliteration

And ʿătalyāh ʾēm ʾăḥazyāhû when she rāʾătāh that mēt her bənāh, wattāqām and wattəʾabbēd ʾēt all-zeraʿ the-mamlākāh.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and, prefix
*ʿătalyāh*: proper noun, feminine singular - Athaliah
*ʾēm*: noun, construct state - mother of
*ʾăḥazyāhû*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ahaziah
*rāʾătāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she saw
*kî*: conjunction - that, because
*mēt*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - died, was dead
*bənāh*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her son
*wattāqām*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she arose
*wattəʾabbēd*: verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and she destroyed
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*kol*: noun, construct - all of
*zeraʿ*: noun, masculine singular, construct - seed of
*ha-mamlākāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the kingdom

Word Meanings

*ʿătalyāh*: Athaliah (name meaning 'YHWH has constrained')
*rāʾătāh*: saw, perceived, understood
*mēt*: died, was dead
*wattāqām*: and she arose, stood up, established herself
*wattəʾabbēd*: and she destroyed, annihilated, caused to perish
*zeraʿ*: seed, offspring, descendants, royal line
*mamlākāh*: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign

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2 Chr 22:10-12 : 10 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. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber. 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 slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Kgs 8:26 : 26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
2 Kgs 9:27 : 27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden - house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
2 Kgs 25:25 : 25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.
2 Chr 24:7 : 7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.
Jer 41:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and [one of] the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Matt 2:13 : 13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.
Matt 21:38-39 : 38 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance. 39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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2 Chr 22:7-12
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7Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
8And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.
9And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart. And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.
10Now 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.
11But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber. 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 slew him not.
12And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Kgs 11:2-4
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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 that were slain, even him and his nurse, [and put them] in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
3And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.
4And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king's son.
2 Kgs 11:19-21
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19And he 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 house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
20So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king's house.
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2 Kgs 11:13-16
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13And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard [and of] the people, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
14and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!
15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah.
16So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses' entry to the king's house: and there was she slain.
2 Chr 22:1-3
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1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
2Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
2 Kgs 8:24-26
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24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
26Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
2 Chr 23:11-15
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11Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him; and they said, [Long] live the king.
12And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Jehovah:
13and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
14And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.
15So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they slew her there.
2 Chr 23:20-21
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20And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Jehovah: and they came through the upper gate unto the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
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2 Kgs 10:11
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11So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
2 Chr 24:7
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7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Jehovah did they bestow upon the Baalim.
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2 Kgs 9:29
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2 Chr 24:22
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2 Chr 21:4
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2 Kgs 9:27
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27But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden - house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
2 Kgs 10:17
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2 Sam 14:7
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