Bible verse by verse

[_LittleNipper]

2 Chronicles 19:1-11 King Jehoshaphat of Judah came back to his house in Jerusalem without a problem. Prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, went to meet the king. and asked, why Jehoshaphat assisted those who hated the Lord? This was the reason the Lord is angry. Fortunately, Jehoshaphat had done some good things during his life by removing the Asherah poles throughout the country, and asking God for advice.

Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he would visit among the people throughout Judah, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. He helped the people reconsider God worshiped by their ancestors. Jehoshaphat traveled from town to town appointing judges in each of the fortresses of Judah. He told the judges to be careful in what they did, because they were judging for the Lord. He would be with them when they make decisions. They needed to fear the Lord. Protect justice and do what was right because God is just. He does not treat some people as if they are more important than others, and he does not accept bribes to change his judgments.

In Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat chose some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the families of Israel to be judges. These men lived in Jerusalem and used the law of the Lord to settle problems among the people. Jehoshaphat commanded them to serve faithfully, and fear the Lord. People from cities around the country will bring them their problems. They are to isten to cases where people have broken a law or a command or maybe killed someone. They must warn the people not to sin against the Lord so that He will not get angry and punish them and the people.

Jehoshaphat stated that Amariah is the high priest, making the final decisions regarding the people’s responsibilities to the Lord. Zebadiah son of Ishmael is the leader of the tribe of Judah, making the final decisions regarding the people’s responsibilities to the king. The Levites were a visible help. They are admonished to be brave and do what is right.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 And Jehoshaphat king of Judah turneth back unto his house in peace to Jerusalem,

2 and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, `To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee [is] wrath from before Jehovah,

3 but good things have been found with thee, for thou hast put away the shrines out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.'

4 And Jehoshaphat dwelleth in Jerusalem, and he turneth back and goeth out among the people from Beer-Sheba unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and bringeth them back unto Jehovah, God of their fathers.

5 And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,

6 and saith unto the judges, `See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who [is] with you in the matter of judgment;

7 and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.'

8 And also in Jerusalem hath Jehoshaphat appointed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the heads of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for strife; and they turn back to Jerusalem,

9 and he layeth a charge upon them, saying, `Thus do ye do in the fear of Jehovah, in faithfulness, and with a perfect heart,

10 and any strife that cometh in unto you of your brethren who are dwelling in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and command, statutes, and judgments, then ye have warned them and they become not guilty before Jehovah, and wrath hath not been on you and on your brethren; thus do ye do, and ye are not guilty.

11 `And, lo, Amariah the head priest [is] over you for every matter of Jehovah, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, [is] for every matter of the king, and officers the Levites [are] before you; be strong and do, and Jehovah is with the good.'

[_LittleNipper]

2 Chronicles 20:1-37 The Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites, joined forces to war against Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat gets the report that a huge force is on its way from beyond the Dead Sea to attack. Time is running out—they’re already at Hazazon Tamar, the oasis of En Gedi.

Jehoshaphat prayed ---beseeching God for help and ordered a nationwide fast. The country of Judah united in seeking God’s help—they came from all the cities of Judah to pray to God. Jehoshaphat took a position before the people in Jerusalem at The Temple of God in front of the new courtyard and said,

“O God, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven above and ruler of all kingdoms below? You hold all power and might in your fist—no one stands a chance against you! And didn’t you make the former inhabitance of this land leave as you brought Israel in, turning it over permanently to your people Israel, the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived here and built a holy Temple to honor you, saying, ‘When the worst happens—whether war or flood or disease or famine—and we take our place before this Temple (we know you are here in this place!) and pray out our pain and trouble, we know that you will listen and give victory.’"

So now it happened that men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir have arrived. God hadn't let Israel harm them when Israel first came to the promised land — they skirted around them. And now they’ve come to eject Israel out of this land God gave to them. They know they are helpless before this army. They don’t know what to do --- they ask God for His help.

Everyone in Judah was at the Temple area—little children, wives, sons—all present and attentive to God. Then Jahaziel was moved by the Spirit of God to speak from among this crowd. (Jahaziel was the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah the Levite of the Asaph clan.) He said, “Attention everyone—all of you from out of town, all you from Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat—God’s word: Don’t be afraid; don’t pay any mind to this vandal horde. This is God’s fight, not yours. Tomorrow you’ll go after them; see, they’re already on their way up the slopes of Ziz; you’ll meet them at the end of the ravine near the wilderness of Jeruel. You wont have to do a thing; simply stand your ground, Judah and Jerusalem, and watch God’s saving action for you take shape.”

Jehoshaphat knelt down, bowing with his face to the ground. All Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping God. The Levites (both Kohathites and Korahites) stood to their feet to praise God, the God of Israel; praising at the top of their lungs!

They were up early in the morning, ready to march into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were leaving, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen Judah and Jerusalem! Listen to what I have to say! Believe firmly in God, your God, and your lives will be firm! Believe in your prophets and you’ll come out on top!”

After talking it over with the people, Jehoshaphat appointed a choir for God; dressed in holy robes, they were to march ahead of the troops, singing,

Give thanks to God,
His love never fails.

As soon as they started shouting and praising, God set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir as they were attacking Judah, and they all died. The Ammonites and Moabites mistakenly attacked those from Mount Seir and massacred them. Then, further confused, they went at each other, and ended up killed.

Judah came up over the hill, looking into the wilderness for the horde of barbarians, they looked on a killing field of dead bodies.

Jehoshaphat and his people came to carry off the plunder they found more loot than they could carry off—equipment, clothing, valuables. It took three days to cart it away! On the fourth day they came together at the Valley of Blessing (Beracah) and blessed God (that’s how it got the name, Valley of Blessing).

Jehoshaphat then led all the men of Judah and Jerusalem back to Jerusalem—an happy parade. God had given them joyful relief from their enemies! They entered Jerusalem and came to The Temple of God with all the instruments of the band playing.

When the surrounding kingdoms got word that God had fought Israel’s enemies, the fear of God descended on them. Jehoshaphat heard no more from them; as long as Jehoshaphat reigned, peace reigned.

Jehoshaphat’s was 35 years old when he became king and ruled as king in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. He continued the kind of life characteristic of his father Asa—no detours, no dead-ends—pleasing God with his life. But he failed to get rid of the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines—people continued to worship strange idols.

The rest of Jehoshaphat’s life, from start to finish, is written in the memoirs of Jehu son of Hanani, which are included in the Royal Annals of Israel’s Kings. (These were secular histories lost in time)

In old age Jehoshaphat formed a trading agreement with Ahaziah king of Israel—which was very wrong of him to do. He went in as partner with him to build ocean-going ships at Ezion Geber to trade with Tarshish. Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah preached against Jehoshaphat’s venture: The ships were destroyed and nothing ever came of the trade partnership.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 And it cometh to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, against Jehoshaphat to battle.

2 And they come in and declare to Jehoshaphat, saying, `Come against thee hath a great multitude from beyond the sea, from Aram, and lo, they [are] in Hazezon-Tamar -- it [is] En-Gedi.'

3 And Jehoshaphat feareth, and setteth his face to seek to Jehovah, and proclaimeth a fast over all Judah;

4 and Judah is gathered to inquire of Jehovah; also, from all the cities of Judah they have come in to seek Jehovah.

5 And Jehoshaphat standeth in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, at the front of the new court,

6 and saith, `O Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not Thou -- God in the heavens? yea, Thou art ruling over all kingdoms of the nations, and in Thy hand [is] power and might, and there is none with Thee to station himself.

7 `Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age,

8 and they dwell in it, and build to Thee in it a sanctuary for Thy name, saying,

9 If evil doth come upon us -- sword, judgment, and pestilence, and famine -- we stand before this house, and before Thee, for Thy name [is] in this house, and cry unto Thee out of our distress, and Thou dost hear and save.

10 `And now, lo, sons of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, whom Thou didst not grant to Israel to go in against in their coming out of the land of Egypt, for they turned aside from off them and destroyed them not,

11 and lo, they are recompensing to us -- to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess.

12 `O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee [are] our eyes.'

13 And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.

14 And upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, hath the Spirit of Jehovah been, in the midst of the assembly,

15 and he saith, `Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you [is] the battle, but for God.

16 To-morrow, go ye down against them, lo, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, and ye have found them in the end of the valley, the front of the wilderness of Jeruel.

17 Not for you to fight in this; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem -- be not afraid nor fear ye -- to-morrow go out before them, and Jehovah [is] with you.'

18 And Jehoshaphat boweth -- face to the earth -- and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have fallen before Jehovah, to bow themselves to Jehovah.

19 And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korhites, rise to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel, with a loud voice on high.

20 And they rise early in the morning, and go out to the wilderness of Tekoa, and in their going out Jehoshaphat hath stood and saith, `Hear me, O Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, remain stedfast in Jehovah your God, and be stedfast; remain stedfast in His prophets, and prosper.'

21 And he taketh counsel with the people, and appointeth singers to Jehovah, and those giving praise to the honour of holiness, in the going out before the armed [men], and saying, `Give ye thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness.'

22 And at the time they have begun with singing and praise, Jehovah hath put ambushments against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, who are coming in to Judah, and they are smitten,

23 and the sons of Ammon stand up, and Moab, against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to devote and to destroy, and at their finishing with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped, a man against his neighbour, to destroy.

24 And Judah hath come in unto the watch-tower, to the wilderness, and they look unto the multitude, and lo, they [are] carcases fallen to the earth, and there is none escaped,

25 and Jehoshaphat cometh in, and his people, to seize their spoil, and they find among them, in abundance, both goods and carcases, and desirable vessels, and they take spoil to themselves without prohibition, and they are three days seizing the spoil, for it [is] abundant.

26 And on the fourth day they have been assembled at the valley of Blessing, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore they have called the name of that place, `Valley of Blessing,' unto this day.

27 And they turn back, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back unto Jerusalem with joy, for Jehovah hath made them rejoice over their enemies.

28 And they come in to Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps, and with trumpets, unto the house of Jehovah.

29 And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah hath fought with the enemies of Israel,

30 and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

31 And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

32 And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

33 Only, the high places have not turned aside, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

34 And the rest of the matters of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, lo, they are written among the matters of Jehu son of Hanani, who hath been mentioned on the book of the kings of Israel.

35 And after this hath Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, (he did wickedly in [so] doing),

36 and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,

37 and prophesy doth Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, `For thy joining thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath broken up thy works;' and the ships are broken, and have not retained [power] to go unto Tarshish.

[_LittleNipper]

2 Chronicles 21:1-20 Jehoshaphat died, and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoram became king. Jehoram’s brothers were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. Jehoshaphat had given each of them expensive gifts of silver, gold, and other items, including some of Judah’s fortified towns. However, he designated Jehoram as the next king because he was the oldest. But when Jehoram had become solidly established as king, he murdered all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah.

Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem 8 years. [I wonder why ] But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel and was as evil as King Ahab, for he had also married one of Ahab’s daughters. Jehoram did what was evil to God. The Lord did not want to destroy David’s dynasty --- having made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.

During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king. Jehoram went out with his full army and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went out at night under cover of darkness. Edom remained independent from Judah to time of this written record. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram abandoned God. He built pagan shrines in the hill country of Judah and was a bad example for the people of Jerusalem and Judah ---- who give themselves to pagan gods and did what was evil.

Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter:

“This is what the Lord, the God of David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah. Instead, you have been as evil as the kings of Israel. You have encouraged the people of Jerusalem and Judah to worship idols, as did King Ahab of Israel. You murdered your own brothers, men better than youself. The Lord is about to assult you, your people, your children, your wives, and all that is yours with a heavy blow. You will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will get worse each day until your bowels fall out.”

The Lord stirred up the Philistines and the Arabs, who lived near the Ethiopians, to attack Jehoram. They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king’s sons and his wives. Only the youngest son, Ahaziah, was spared.

The Lord struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease. The disease grew worse and worse, and at the end of 2 years it caused his bowels to drop out, and he died in agony. His people did not build a great funeral fire to honor him as they had done for his ancestors.

No one cared when he died. They buried him in the City of David, but not among the royalty.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 And Jehoshaphat lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigneth in his stead.

2 And he hath brethren, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these [are] sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel,

3 and their father giveth to them many gifts of silver and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah, and the kingdom he hath given to Jehoram, for He [is] the first-born.

4 And Jehoram riseth up over the kingdom of his father, and strengtheneth himself, and slayeth all his brethren with the sword, and also -- of the heads of Israel.

5 A son of thirty and two years [is] Jehoram in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

6 and he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab hath been to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,

7 and Jehovah hath not been willing to destroy the house of David, for the sake of the covenant that He made with David, and as He had said to give to him a lamp, and to his sons -- all the days.

8 In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and cause a king to reign over them;

9 and Jehoram passeth over with his heads, and all the chariots with him, and it cometh to pass, he hath risen by night and smiteth the Edomites who are coming round against him, and the princes of the chariots,

10 and Edom revolteth from under the hand of Judah unto this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time from under his hand, because he hath forsaken Jehovah, God of his fathers,

11 also, he hath made high places in the mountains of Judah, and causeth the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom, and compelleth Judah.

12 And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, `Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

13 and thou dost walk in the way of the kings of Israel, and dost cause Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also thy brethren, the house of thy father, who are better than thyself, thou hast slain;

14 lo, Jehovah is smiting -- a great smiting -- among thy people, and among thy sons, and among thy wives, and among all thy goods --

15 and thou, with many sicknesses, with disease of thy bowels, till thy bowels come out, by the sickness, day by day.'

16 And Jehovah waketh up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who [are] beside the Cushim,

17 and they come up into Judah, and rend it, and take captive all the substance that is found at the house of the king, and also his sons, and his wives, and there hath not been left to him a son except Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.

18 And after all this hath Jehovah plagued him in his bowels by a disease for which there is no healing,

19 and it cometh to pass, from days to days, and at the time of the going out of the end of two years, his bowels have gone out with his sickness, and he dieth of sore diseases, and his people have not made for him a burning like the burning of his fathers.

20 A son of thirty and two [years] was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he goeth without desire, and they bury him in the city of David, and not in the graves of the kings.

[_Bazooka]

Nipper, what do you think you've achieved thus far after 144 pages?

[_LittleNipper]

Nipper, what do you think you've achieved thus far after 144 pages?

I find that every time I read the Bible I discover new insights. I also find that the people who object the most are those who lack discernment, or are probing in hopes of finding what it is I have that they may sense they lack. Ezra should be very interesting as we begin to see more prophecy. This is in stark contrast with the Book of Mormon.

[_Bazooka]

Nipper, what do you think you've achieved thus far after 144 pages?

I find that every time I read the Bible I discover new insights. I also find that the people who object the most are those who lack discernment, or are probing in hopes of finding what it is I have that they may sense they lack. Ezra should be very interesting as we begin to see more prophecy. This is in stark contrast with the Book of Mormon.

But what have you achieved in 144 pages?
(You didn't need to post it all online to be able to read it)

[_LittleNipper]

I find that every time I read the Bible I discover new insights. I also find that the people who object the most are those who lack discernment, or are probing in hopes of finding what it is I have that they may sense they lack. Ezra should be very interesting as we begin to see more prophecy. This is in stark contrast with the Book of Mormon.

But what have you achieved in 144 pages?
(You didn't need to post it all online to be able to read it)

No,I didn't need to post it all online to be able to read it; however, others who usually may not read their Bibles seem to be reading along and considering my paraphrasing of each chapter. And that is what I would consider real a miracle.

[_Bazooka]

others who usually may not read their Bibles seem to be reading along and considering my paraphrasing of each chapter. And that is what I would consider real a miracle.

You set a low bar....

[_LittleNipper]

others who usually may not read their Bibles seem to be reading along and considering my paraphrasing of each chapter. And that is what I would consider real a miracle.

You set a low bar....

Maybe you keep moving the bar..?

[Guest]

2 Chronicles 22:1-12 the people of Jerusalem chose Ahaziah, the youngest son, as their new king (for marauding bands of Arabs had killed the older sons). Ahaziah was 22 years old when he assumed the throne, and reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, granddaughter of Omri.

He, was as evil as Ahab, encouraged by his mother. Ahab’s family became Ahaziah advisors after his father’s death, and they led him on to ruin.

Following their advice, Ahaziah made an alliance with King Joram of Israel (the son of Ahab), who was at war with King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. Ahaziah led his army there to join the battle. King Joram of Israel was wounded and returned to Jezreel to recover. Ahaziah went to visit him, but this turned out to be a fatal mistake; for God had decided to punish Ahaziah for his alliance with Joram. It was during this visit that Ahaziah went out with Joram to challenge Jehu (son of Nimshi), whom the Lord had appointed to end the dynasty of Ahab.

Jehu was hunting down and killing the family and friends of Ahab, he met King Ahaziah’s nephews, the princes of Judah, and assassinated them. As his men were searching for Ahaziah, they found him hiding in the city of Samaria and brought him to Jehu, who killed him. Even so, Ahaziah was given a royal burial because he was the grandson of King Jehoshaphat—a man who enthusiastically served the Lord. None of his sons, however, except for Joash, lived to succeed him as king, for their grandmother Athaliah killed them when she heard the news of her son Ahaziah’s death.

Joash was rescued by his Aunt Jehoshabeath, who was King Ahaziah’s sister (daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest) and was hidden away in a storage room in the Temple. Joash remained hidden in the Temple 6 years being cared for by his nurse and his aunt and uncle. This was while Athaliah reigned as queen

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem cause Ahaziah his youngest son to reign in his stead, (for all the elder had the troop slain that came in with the Arabians to the camp,) and Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigneth.

2 A son of twenty and two years [is] Ahaziah in his reigning, and one year he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Athaliah daughter of Omri;

3 he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.

4 And he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they have been his counsellors, after the death of his father, for destruction to him.

5 Also, in their counsel he hath walked, and goeth with Jehoram son of Ahab king of Israel to battle against Hazael king of Aram, in Ramoth-Gilead, and they of Ramah smite Joram;

6 and he turneth back to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds with which they had smitten him in Ramah, in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah son of Jehoram king of Judah hath gone down to see Jehoram son of Ahab, in Jezreel, for he [is] sick;

7 and from God hath been the destruction of Ahaziah, to come unto Joram: and in his coming he hath gone out with Jehoram unto Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

8 And it cometh to pass, in Jehu's executing judgment with the house of Ahab, that he findeth the heads of Judah and sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministers of Ahaziah, and slayeth them.

9 And he seeketh Ahaziah, and they capture him, (and he is hiding himself in Samaria), and bring him in unto Jehu, and put him to death, and bury him, for they said, `He [is] son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart;' and there is none to the house of Ahaziah to retain power for the kingdom.

10 And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah hath seen that her son is dead, and she riseth and destroyeth the whole seed of the kingdom of the house of Judah.

11 And Jehoshabeath daughter of the king taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him from the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, and putteth him and his nurse into the inner part of the bed-chambers, and Jehoshabeath daughter of king Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she hath been sister of Ahaziah, hideth him from the face of Athaliah, and she hath not put him to death.

12 And he is with them in the house of God hiding himself six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.