Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 11:1-21
2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah, that is, wicked woman. She must have received this as a surname for her evil deeds; and justly did she merit the appellation, for she slew her grandsons at a tender age, and so cut off all the heirs of David’s house. In ages of tyranny and blood, such inhuman conduct was too frequently adopted. 2 Kings 11:9 . On the sabbath. The throne is always safest in the arms of the church. Here is one of the completest plans ever devised. (1) The venerable highpriest,... read more
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-21
Chapter 11Now going back twenty-eight years. We go back now to when Jehu first became king, he killed Ahaziah, the king of Judah. And Ahaziah was the son of Athaliah, who was the daughter or a relationship to Jezebel. And there was an intermarriage there tying the kingdoms together.Now Athaliah [the wicked queen,] when she heard that her son Ahaziah was killed, immediately she went out and killed all of the rest of the children of her son ( 2 Kings 11:1 ).Or all of her grandchildren in order... read more