2 Kings11

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¹ Now when the of her was , she and the .

² But , the of , of , the of and stole him the who were being , and she him and his in a . Thus they , so that he was .

³ And he remained with her , in the of the Lord, while the .

⁴ But in the and the of the and of the , and had them to him in the of the Lord. And he a with them and put them under in the of the Lord, and he them the .

⁵ And he them, is the you shall : one you, those who on the and the

⁶ ( another being at the and a at the the ) shall the .

⁷ And the of you, which on duty in on the and the of the Lord on of the ,

⁸ shall the , with his in his . And the is to be . Be with the when he goes and when he .

⁹ The the , and they his who were to go off on the , with those who were to on the , and to the .

¹⁰ And the to the the and had been , were in the of the Lord.

¹¹ And the , every with his in his , the of the the of the , the and the behalf of the .

¹² Then he the and the him and gave him the . And they proclaimed him and him, and they their and , Long the !

¹³ When the of the and of the , she the of the Lord to the .

¹⁴ And when she , was the the , according to the , and the and the beside the , and the of the and . And her and , ! !

¹⁵ Then the the who were the , Bring her the , and with the anyone who her. the , Let her be in the of the Lord.

¹⁶ So they on her; and she the ’ to the , and she was .

¹⁷ And a the Lord , that they should be the Lord ’s , and also the .

¹⁸ Then the of the to the of and ; his and his they in , and they the of the . And the the of the Lord.

¹⁹ And he the , the , the , and the of the , and they the the of the Lord, the of the to the . And he took his the of the .

²⁰ So the of the , and the was after had been with the at the .

²¹ was when he began to .

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2 Kings 11

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Chapter Summary

In this chapter: Athaliah usurps the government of Judah, Jehoash made king. (1–12). Athaliah put to death. (13–16). The worship of the Lord restored. (17–21).

vv1-12

Athaliah destroyed all she knew to be akin to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hid. Now was the promise made to David bound up in one life only, and yet it did not fail. Thus to the Son of David, the Lord, according to his promise, will secure a spiritual seed, hidden sometimes, and unseen, but hidden in God's pavilion, and unhurt. Six years Athaliah tyrannized. Then the king was brought forward. A child indeed, but he had a good guardian, and, what was better, a good God to go to With such joy and satisfaction must the kingdom of Christ be welcomed into our hearts, when his throne is set up there, and Satan the usurper is cast out. Say, Let the King, even Jesus, live, for ever live and reign in my soul, and in all the world.

vv13-16

Athaliah hastened her own destruction. She herself was the greatest traitor, and yet was first and loudest in crying, Treason, treason! The most guilty are commonly the most forward to reproach others.

vv17-21

King and people would cleave most firmly to each other, when both had joined themselves to the Lord. It is well with a people, when all the changes that pass over them help to revive, strengthen, and advance the interests of religion among them. Covenants are of use, both to remind us of, and bind us to, the duties already binding on us. They immediately abolished idolatry; and, pursuant to the covenant with one another, they expressed mutual readiness to help each other. The people rejoiced, and Jerusalem was quiet. The way for people to be joyful and at peace, is to engage fully in the service of God; for the voice of joy and thanksgiving is in the dwellings of the righteous, but there is no peace for the wicked.

Key Words

AthaliahH6271Hebrew

עֲתַלְיָה: Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites

motherH517Hebrew

אֵם: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))

AhaziahH274Hebrew

אֲחַזְיָה: Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king

sawH7200Hebrew

רָאָה: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

thatH3588Hebrew

כִּי: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

sonH1121Hebrew

בֵּן: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

deadH4191Hebrew

מוּת: to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

aroseH6965Hebrew

קוּם: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

destroyedH6Hebrew

אָבַד: properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

allH3605Hebrew

כֹּל: properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

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