2 Kings 11:1-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-3

God had assured David of the continuance of his family, which is called his ordaining a lamp for his anointed; and this cannot but appear a great thing, now that we have read of the utter extirpation of so many royal families, one after another. Now here we have David's promised lamp almost extinguished and yet wonderfully preserved. I. It was almost extinguished by the barbarous malice of Athaliah, the queen-mother, who, when she heard that her son Ahaziah was slain by Jehu, arose and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead ,.... Who was the daughter of Ahab, and granddaughter of Omri 2 Kings 8:18 , she arose: and destroyed all the seed royal ; that were left, for many had been slain already; the sons of Jehoshaphat, the brothers of Joram, were slain by him, 2 Chronicles 21:4 and all Joram's sons, excepting Ahaziah, were slain by the Arabians, 2 Chronicles 22:1 , and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah were slain by Jehu, 2 Kings 11:8 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:2

But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram ,.... Not by Athaliah, but another woman; for an high priest, as her husband was, would not have married the daughter of such an idolatrous woman, nor would she have married her to him: sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain : among whom he lay; either being cast there by the murderer, or her associates, supposed to be dead, or by his nurse, that he might be thought to be so,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:3

And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years ,.... In the temple; not in the holy of holies, as Jarchi, but in a chamber of the priests and Levites, of which there were several in a temple, as Kimchi, and others; and the husband of Jehosheba, being high priest, had one of them for his own use; and here the child was hid six years, so that he was but a year old when he was first taken and preserved, for he was made king when seven years of age, 2 Kings 11:21 , and Athaliah... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:1

Athaliah - This woman was the daughter of Ahab, and grand-daughter of Omri, and wife of Joram king of Judah, and mother of Ahaziah. Destroyed all the seed royal - All that she could lay her hands on whom Jehu had left; in order that she might get undisturbed possession of the kingdom. How dreadful is the lust of reigning! it destroys all the charities of life; and turns fathers, mothers, brothers, and children, into the most ferocious savages! Who, that has it in his power,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:2

Daughter of - Joram , sister of Ahaziah - It is not likely that Jehosheba was the daughter of Athaliah; she was sister, we find, to Ahaziah the son of Athaliah, but probably by a different mother. The mother of Jehoash was Zibiah of Beer-sheba; see 2 Kings 12:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:3

He was - hid in the house of the Lord - This might be readily done, because none had access to the temple but the priests; and the high priest himself was the chief manager of this business. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead. (On Athaliah, see the comment upon 2 Kings 8:18 .) She was married to Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, probably in the lifetime of his father, to cement the alliance concluded between Ahab and Jehoshaphat against the Syrians ( 1 Kings 22:2-4 ). She inherited much of her mother Jezebel's character, obtained an unlimited ascendancy over her husband, Jehoram, and kept her son Ahaziah in leading-strings. It was unquestionably... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-3

On learning the death of Ahaziah ( 2 Kings 9:27 ), Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, the queen-mother, murders all her grandchildren (except the youngest, Joash, who is secreted by his aunt, Jehosheba) and seizes the kingdom. No resistance is made to her, and she retains the sole authority for six years. The worship of Baal, introduced by Jehoram into Judah, and supported by Ahaziah ( 2 Kings 8:27 ), is maintained by her ( 2 Kings 11:18 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-3

Athaliah's usurpation. Athaliah was the evil genius of Judah, as Jezebel was of Israel. The mother was slain, but, unwarned by her fall, the daughter snatched at the reins of power, and held the throne for six years. The track of both was marked by violence, bloodshed, and political convulsion. I. THE WICKEDNESS OF ATHALIAH . Ahaziah's death gave Athaliah her opportunity. Nothing could more clearly reveal the wicked disposition of the woman than the means by which she raised... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 11:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 11:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 11:1-3

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