2 Chronicles 22:11

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So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah’s son Joash and stole 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 Jehoshabeath the daughter of King Jehoram, wife of Jehoiada the priest and sister of Ahaziah, hid him from Athaliah so she could not execute him.

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  • 2 Sam 7:13 : 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.
  • 1 Kgs 15:4 : 4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.
  • 2 Kgs 11:2 : 2 So Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, took Ahaziah’s son Joash and stole 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.
  • 2 Chr 21:7 : 7 But the LORD was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.
  • 2 Chr 23:1 : 1 In the seventh year Jehoiada made a bold move. He made a pact with the officers of the units of hundreds: Azariah son of Jehoram, Ishmael son of Jehochanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri.
  • Ps 33:10 : 10 The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.
  • Isa 65:8 : 8 This is what the LORD says:“When juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes, someone says,‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’ So I will do for the sake of my servants– I will not destroy everyone.
  • Ezek 40:45-46 : 45 He said to me,“This chamber which faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple, 46 and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the LORD to minister to him.”
  • Acts 4:28 : 28 to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

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  • 2 Kgs 11:1-4
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    1Athaliah is Eliminated When 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 stole 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.

    3He 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.

  • 12He remained in hiding in God’s temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

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    8While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab’s family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.

    9He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned,“He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with his whole heart.” There was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to rule in his place.

    10Athaliah is Eliminated When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 22:1-2
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    1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

    2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

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    13When Athaliah heard the royal guard shout, she joined the crowd at the LORD’s temple.

    14Then she saw the king standing by the pillar, according to custom. The officers stood beside the king with their trumpets and all the people of the land were celebrating and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed,“Treason, treason!”

    15Jehoiada the priest ordered the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army,“Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the LORD’s temple.

    16They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There she was executed.

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    19He took the officers of the units of hundreds, the Carians, the royal bodyguard, and all the people of the land, and together they led the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Gate of the Royal Bodyguard, and the king sat down on the royal throne.

    20All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah with the sword in the royal palace.

    21Joash’s Reign over Judah(12:1) Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

  • 2 Chr 24:1-3
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    1Joash’s Reign Joash was seven years old when he began to reign. He reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.

    2Joash did what the LORD approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

    3Jehoiada chose two wives for him who gave him sons and daughters.

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    25Ahaziah Takes the Throne of Judah In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became king over Judah.

    26Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.

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    11Jehoiada and his sons led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They declared,“Long live the king!”

    12When Athaliah heard the royal guard shouting and praising the king, she joined the crowd at the LORD’s temple.

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    14Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them,“Bring her outside the temple to the guards. Put the sword to anyone who follows her.” The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the LORD’s temple.

    15They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There they executed her.

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    9Jehoahaz passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Joash replaced him as king.

    10Jehoash’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.

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    18King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.

    19The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

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    20He summoned the officers of the units of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and he then led the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne.

    21All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah.

  • 22King Joash disregarded the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s son. As Zechariah was dying, he said,“May the LORD take notice and seek vengeance!”

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    24Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the LORD handed over to them Judah’s very large army, for the people of Judah had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. The Syrians gave Joash what he deserved.

    25When they withdrew, they left Joash badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to the son of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

  • 11Joram his son,Ahaziah his son,Joash his son,

  • 17They attacked Judah and swept through it. They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah.

  • 29Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.

  • 51Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

  • 21His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer murdered him. He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Amaziah replaced him as king.

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    16Jehoash passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam replaced him as king.)

    17King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.

  • 13Joash passed away and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 12:1-2
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    70%

    1(12:2) In Jehu’s seventh year Jehoash became king; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.

    2Jehoash did what the LORD approved all his days when Jehoiada the priest taught him.

  • 27When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered,“Shoot him too.” They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo and died there.

  • 3He did what the LORD approved, but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash.

  • 7(Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God’s temple and used all the holy items of the LORD’s temple in their worship of the Baals.)

  • 25King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Joash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.

  • 14Then Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.Jehu the AssassinNow Joram had been in Ramoth Gilead with the whole Israelite army, guarding against an invasion by King Hazael of Syria.