2 Chronicles 22:12

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over 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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 22:12

10When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of Judah’s royal family. 11But Ahaziah’s sister Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be killed. She put Joash and his nurse in a bedroom. In this way, Jehosheba, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid the child so that Athaliah could not murder him. Joash remained hidden in the Temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.

2 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 conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
• Psalms 12:8even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.
• Psalms 73:14I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.
• Jeremiah 12:1Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?
• Habakkuk 1:12O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins.

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

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 22:12

• Ahaziah
• Athaliah
• Church
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joash
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Athaliah
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Jehoash; Joash
• Queen Mother

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