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 the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line. 2So Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, took Ahaziah’s son Joash and sneaked him away from the rest of the royal descendants who were to be executed. She hid him and his nurse in the room where the bed covers were stored. So he was hidden from Athaliah and escaped execution. He hid out with his nurse in the Lord’s temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land. 4In the seventh year Jehoiada summoned the officers of the units of hundreds of the Carians and the royal bodyguard. He met with them in the Lord’s temple. He made an agreement with them and made them swear an oath of allegiance in the Lord’s temple. Then he showed them the king’s son. 5He ordered them, “This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal 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 remained in hiding in God’s temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.
• Psalms 12:8for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.
• Malachi 3:15So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God 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