2 Kings 11:3

2 Kings 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
• New International Version (NIV)He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he was hidden with her in the house of the Lord for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

Context of 2 Kings 11:3

1When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. 2Jehosheba, who was King Jehoram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s sister, secretly rescued Joash son of Ahaziah from among the king’s sons who were being killed and put him and the one who nursed him in a bedroom. So he was hidden from Athaliah and was not killed. Joash was in hiding with her in the Lord’s temple six years while Athaliah reigned over the land. 4In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards. He had them come to him in the Lord’s temple, where he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son 5and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to provide protection for the king’s palace.

2 Kings 11:3 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י אִתָּהּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה מִתְחַבֵּ֖א שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים וַעֲתַלְיָ֖ה מֹלֶ֥כֶת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he was with her hidחָבָאchâbâ' · to hideH2244
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• And Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ‛ăthalyâh ‛ăthalyâhû · AthaliahH6271
• did reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• over the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:3

• 2 Chronicles 22:12He was hiding with them in God’s temple for six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.
• Psalms 12:8The wicked prowl all around, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.
• Malachi 3:15So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He 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 the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And Athaliah did reign over the land - In these words the writer dismisses the entire reign of Athaliah, whereof he scorns to speak. We gather incidentally from 2 Kings 12:5-12, compared with 2 Chronicles 24:7, that Athaliah used her power to establish the exclusive worship of BaaI through the kingdom of Judah, and to crush that of Yahweh. She stopped the temple service, gave over the sacred vessels of the sanctuary to the use of the Baal priests, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3If discovered, Jehosheba could have been executed for hiding Joash for six years. Athaliah ruled the land from 841 to 835 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-32Ki 11:1-3. Jehoash Saved from Athaliah's Massacre. 1. Athaliah--(See on 2Ch 22:2). She had possessed great influence over her son, who, by her counsels, had ruled in the spirit of the house of Ahab. destroyed all the seed royal--all connected with the royal family who might have urged a claim to the throne, and who had escaped the murderous hands of Jehu (2Ch 21:2-4; 22:1; 2Ki 10:13, 14). This massacre she was incited to perpetrate--partly from a…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 11:3

• Athaliah
• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joash
• Orphan
• Temple
• Usurpation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Athaliah
• Testimony
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jezebel
• Joel (2)
• Obed
• Priest, High
• Queen Mother
• Septuagint
• Jehoram, Joram

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings