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2 Chronicles 22:11

22:10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

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But Jehoshabeath, the king’s daughter, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stealthily rescued him from among the king’s sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she didn’t kill him.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

22:12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

What does 2 Chronicles 22:11 mean?

2 Chronicles 22:11 is a verse in the book of 2 Chronicles, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת (Yᵉhôwshabʻath), בַּת (bath), מֶלֶךְ (melek). It connects to 40 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Jehoshabeath,יְהוֹשַׁבְעַתYᵉhôwshabʻath/yeh-ho-shab-ath'/H3090Jehoshabath, an Israelitess
the
daughterבַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
of
the
king,מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
tookלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)
JoashיוֹאָשׁYôwʼâsh/yo-awsh'/H3101Joash, the name of six Israelites
the
sonבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
Ahaziah,אֲחַזְיָהʼĂchazyâh/akh-az-yaw'/H274Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king
and
stoleגָּנַבgânab/gaw-nab'/H1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
him
from
amongתָּוֶךְtâvek/taw'-vek/H8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
the
king'sמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
sonsבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
that
were
slain,מוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
and
putנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him
and
his
nurseיָנַקyânaq/yaw-nak'/H3243to suck; causatively, to give milk
in
a
bedchamber.חֶדֶרcheder/kheh'-der/H2315an apartment (usually literal)
So
Jehoshabeath,יְהוֹשַׁבְעַתYᵉhôwshabʻath/yeh-ho-shab-ath'/H3090Jehoshabath, an Israelitess
the
daughterבַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
of
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
Jehoram,יְהוֹרָםYᵉhôwrâm/yeh-ho-rawm'/H3088Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites
the
wifeאִשָּׁהʼishshâh/ish-shaw'/H802a woman
of
JehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעYᵉhôwyâdâʻ/yeh-ho-yaw-daw'/H3077Jehojada, the name of three Israelites
the
priest,כֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
(for
she
was
the
sisterאָחוֹתʼâchôwth/aw-khoth'/H269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
of
Ahaziah,)אֲחַזְיָהʼĂchazyâh/akh-az-yaw'/H274Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king
hidסָתַרçâthar/saw-thar'/H5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
him
fromפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Athaliah,עֲתַלְיָהʻĂthalyâh/ath-al-yaw'/H6271Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites
so
that
she
slewמוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
him
not.

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 22:11

CLARKE · whole chapter
2Chr 22:5-9 . Athaliah destroys all the seed royal of Judah, except Joash, who is hidden by his nurse in the temple six years, 2Chr 22:10-12 . Verse 1 Made Ahaziah his youngest son king - All the others had been slain by the Arabians, etc.; see the preceding chapter, 2Chr 21:17 (note). Verse 2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah - See the note on 2Kgs 8:26 . Ahaziah might have been twenty-two years old, according to 2Kgs 8:26 (note), but he could not have been forty-two, as stated here, without being two years older than his own father! See the note there. The Syriac and Arabic have twenty-two, and the Septuagint, in some copies, twenty. And it is very probable that the Hebrew text read so originally; for when numbers were expressed by single letters, it was easy to mistake מ mem, Forty, for כ caph, Twenty. And if this book was written by a scribe who used the ancient Hebrew letters, now called the Samaritan, the mistake was still more easy and probable, as the difference between caph and mem is very small, and can in many instances be discerned only by an accustomed eye. The reading in 2Kgs 8:26 is right, and any attempt to reconcile this in Chronicles with that is equally futile and absurd. Both readings cannot be true; is that therefore likely to be genuine that makes the son two years older than the father who begat him? Apage hae nugae! Verse 3 His mother was his counsellor - Athaliah, the wicked daughter of a wicked parent, and the wicked spouse of an unprincipled king. Verse 5 Went with Jehoram - See on 2Kgs 8:28 (note). Verse 9 He sought Ahaziah - See a different account 2Kgs 9:27 (note), and the note there, where the accounts are reconciled. Verse 10 All the seed royal of the house of Judah - Nothing but the miraculous intervention of the Divine providence could have saved the line of David at this time, and preserved the prophecy relative to the Messiah. The whole truth of that prophecy, and the salvation of the world, appeared to be now suspended on the brittle thread of the life of an infant of a year old, (see 2Chr 24:1 ), to destroy whom was the interest of the reigning power! But God can save by few as well as by many. He had purposed, and vain were the counter-exertions of earth and hell. Verse 12 Hid in the house of God - "In the house of the sanctuary of God." - Targum. Or, as he says on 2Chr 22:11 , בקודש קודשיא bekudash kudeshaiya "in the holy of holies." To this place Athaliah had no access, therefore Joash lay concealed, he and his affectionate aunt-nurse. - See on 2Kgs 11:1 (note). Introduction Jehoiada the priest, after having taken counsel with the captains, Levites, etc., proclaims Joash, and anoints him king, 2Chr
HENRY_FULL · 2 Chronicles 22:10–12
b. c. 884.) 10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land. We have here what we had before, 2 Kings xi. 1 , &c. 1. A wicked woman endeavouring to destroy the house of David, that she might set up a throne for herself upon the ruins of it. Athaliah barbarously cut off all the seed-royal ( v. 10 ), perhaps intending to transmit the crown of Judah after herself to some of her own relations, that though her family was cut off in Israel by Jehu it might be planted in Judah. 2. A good woman effectually preserving it from being wholly extirpated. One of the late king's sons, a child of a year old, was rescued from among the dead, and saved alive by the care of Jehoiada's wife ( v. 11, 12 ), that a lamp might be ordained for God's anointed; for no word of God shall fall to the ground.

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Exodus 14:10

And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

Deuteronomy 32:27

Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done

Deuteronomy 32:30

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. power: Heb. hand

Joshua 7:8

O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! backs: Heb. necks

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

Judges 7:7

And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

1 Samuel 2:9

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

1 Samuel 14:6

And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

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What does 2 Chronicles 22:11 say?

2 Chronicles 22:11 (King James Version) reads: "But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not."

Is 2 Chronicles 22:11 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Chronicles 22:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Chronicles.

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