English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 22:12
12And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Chronicles 22:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
- New International Version (NIV)He remained hidden with them at the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he was hidden with them in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Joash remained hidden in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.
Context of 2 Chronicles 22:12
10Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah. 11But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were about to be put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death. And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 222 Chronicles 22:12 word by word
וַיְהִ֤י אִתָּם֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִתְחַבֵּ֖א שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וַעֲתַלְיָ֖ה מֹלֶ֥כֶת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he was with them hidחָבָאchâbâ' · to hideH2244
- in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- and Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ‛ăthalyâh ‛ăthalyâhû · AthaliahH6271
- reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- over the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 22:12
- Psalms 27:5For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.
- Psalms 12:8On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
- Psalms 73:14For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning.
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
- Habakkuk 1:12Are you not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, you have ordained them as a judgment, and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 22:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Hid in the house of God - "In the house of the sanctuary of God." - Targum. Or, as he says on 2 Chronicles 22:11, קודשיא בקודש 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 2 Kings 11:1; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-12Verses 10-12 Compare the marginal reference and notes.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Athaliah was not seen as a legitimate monarch. She did not receive the usual royal recognition of age or reign length like other rulers. She focused on eliminating potential male successors in Judah's royal family. Those who could not rule, like Ahaziah’s sister, survived. Jehosheba, Ahaziah’s half-sister, was the daughter of King Jehoram by a different wife than Athaliah. Athaliah ruled for six years, from 841 to 835 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. he was with them hid in the house of God--Certain persons connected with the priesthood had a right to occupy the buildings in the outer wall, and all within the outer wall was often called the temple. Jehoiada and his family resided in one of these apartments.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 22
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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