Athaliah
Died 878 BC traditional (Jones)
The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” (2 Chr. 21:6), called “daughter” of Omri (2 Kings 8:26). On the death of her husband and of her son Ahaziah, she resolved to seat herself on the vacant throne.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Father
- Ahab
- Mother
- Jezebel
- Partner
- Jehoram
- Children
- Ahaziah, Jehoshabeath
- Died at
- Jerusalem
- Tagged in
- 15 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Ahaziah, Jehoram, Jehoshabeath, Joash, Omri, and Jehoiada.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
1 event in which Athaliah takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 885 BCReign of Athaliah2 Kgs 11:1-3
Places
Places named in the same verses as Athaliah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Jerusalem2
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 909–853 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 4 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
15 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Athaliah 19 |
| KJV | Athaliah 17 |
| ASV | Athaliah 17 |
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Every verse
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2 Kings7 verses
- 8:26
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
- 11:1
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
- 11:2
But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
- 11:3
And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
- 11:13
When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD.
- 11:14
And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
- 11:20
and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
2 Chronicles8 verses
- 22:2
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.
- 22:10
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
- 22:11
But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
- 22:12
And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
- 23:12
When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
- 23:13
And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
- 23:21
and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.
- 24:7
For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” (2 Chr. 21:6), called “daughter” of Omri (2 Kings 8:26). On the death of her husband and of her son Ahaziah, she resolved to seat herself on the vacant throne. She slew all Ahaziah’s children except Joash, the youngest (2 Kings 11:1, 2). After a reign of six years she was put to death in an insurrection (2 Kings 11:20; 2 Chr. 21:6; 22:10-12; 23:15), stirred up among the people in connection with Josiah’s being crowned as king.