2 Kings

2 Kings 11:1–2

¹When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. ²But Jehosheba^a daughter of King Joram,^b the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

Footnotes

a 11:2 Jehosheba is a variant of Jehoshabeath; see 2 Chronicles 22:11|2CH 22:11.
b 11:2 Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram.

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2 Kings 11:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Athaliah	וַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙	wa·‘ă·ṯal·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6271 Athaljah
the mother	אֵ֣ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular construct	H517 mother
of Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
saw	וְרָאֲתָה	wə·rå̄·ʾă·ṯå̄h	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her son	בְּנָ֑הּ	bə·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
was dead	מֵ֣ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
she proceeded	וַתָּ֙קָם֙	wat·tā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to annihilate	וַתְּאַבֵּ֔ד	wat·tə·’ab·bêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the royal	הַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃	ham·mam·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
heirs	זֶ֥רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring

2 Kings 11:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Jehosheba	יְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַע	yə·hō·wō·še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3089 Jehosheba
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of King	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־	ham·me·leḵ-	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Joram	י֠וֹרָם	yō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3141 Joram
the sister	אֲח֨וֹת	’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
of Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
took	וַתִּקַּ֣ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
Joash	יוֹאָ֣שׁ	yō·w·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3101 Joash
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֗ה	’ă·ḥaz·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
and stole him away	וַתִּגְנֹ֤ב	wat·tiḡ·nōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1589 steal
from among	מִתּ֤וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
being murdered	הַמָּמוֹתְתִים	ham·må̄·mō·ṯə·ṯīm	Article; Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die
him and his nurse	מֵינִקְתּ֖וֹ	mê·niq·tōw	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3243 suck
in a bedroom	בַּחֲדַ֣ר	ba·ḥă·ḏar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2315 chamber, room
to hide	וַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּ	way·yas·ti·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5641 hide, conceal
him	אֹת֛וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
from	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Athaliah	עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ	‘ă·ṯal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6271 Athaljah
and he was not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
killed	הוּמָֽת׃	hū·māṯ	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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2 Kings 11:1 Jeremiah 41:1 · 2 Chronicles 22:10–12 · 2 Kings 25:25 · 2 Chronicles 24:7 · Matthew 2:16 · Matthew 21:38–39 · 2 Kings 9:27 · 2 Kings 8:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.