2 Kings 11:1
“And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah sawe that her sonne was dead, she arose, and destroyed all the seed royall.”
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2 Kings 11:1 Context
1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah sawe that her sonne was dead, she arose, and destroyed all the seed royall. 2But Iehosheba the daughter of king Ioram, sister of Ahaziah, tooke Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah, and stale him from among the Kings sonnes which were slaine; and they hid him, euen him and his nurse in the bed-chamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slaine. 3And he was with her hidde in the House of the Lord, sixe yeeres: and Athaliah did reigne ouer the land.
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 11:1
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
- King James Version
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose and destroyed all the royal offspring.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the seed of the kingdom put to death.
- Basic English Bible
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the royal seed.
- Darby Bible
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
- Webster's Bible
Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
- World English Bible
And Athaliah [is] mother of Ahaziah, and she hath seen that her son [is] dead, and she riseth, and destroyeth all the seed of the kingdom;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 11:1
11:1 She destroyed - This was the fruit of Jehoshaphat's marrying his son to a daughter of that idolatrous house of Ahab. And this dreadful judgment God permitted upon him and his, to shew how much he abhors all such affinities.