New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 11:1-3

1When Athaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200that her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and eliminatedוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6allכָּל־kol-H3605the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467childrenזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233.

2But Jehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947JoashH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274and abductedוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589him from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121who were being putהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timH4191toH4191deathהוּמָֽת׃hu.MatH4191, and puthim and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243in the bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH2315 H4296.So they hidוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641him from Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,and he was not putH4191toH4191deathH4191.

3So he was kept hiddenמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244with her in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141,while Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271was reigningמֹלֶ֥כֶתmo.Le.khetH4427overעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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