2 Kings 11 · Verse 2

2 Kings 11:2

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
2 Kings 11:2, King James Version

2 Kings 11:2 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBBut Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
ASVBut Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
YLTand Jehosheba daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, taketh Joash son of Ahaziah, and stealeth him out of the midst of the sons of the king who are put to death, him and his nurse, in the inner part of the bed-chambers, and they hide him from the presence of Athaliah, and he hath not been put to death,
DARBYBut Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and hid him and his nurse in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
BBEBut Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, with the woman who took care of him, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him in the bedroom; and they kept him safe from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death.
WebsterBut Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons who were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bed-chamber, from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

What does 2 Kings 11:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Jehosheba--or Jehoshabeath (2Ch 22:11). daughter of King Joram--not by Athaliah, but by a secondary wife. stole him from among the king's sons which were slain--either from among the corpses, he being considered dead, or out of the palace nursery. hid him ... in the bedchamber--for the use of the priests, which was in some part of the temple (2Ki 11:3), and of which Jehoiada and his wife had the sole charge. What is called, however, the bedchamber in the East is not the kind of apartment that we understand by the name, but a small closet, into which are flung during the day the mattresses and other bedding materials spread on the floors or divans of the sitting-rooms by day. Such a slumber-room was well suited to be a convenient place for the recovery of his wounds, and a hiding-place for the royal infant and his nurse. 2Ki 11:4-12. He Is Made King.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Daughter of - Joram, sister of Ahaziah - It is not likely that Jehosheba was the daughter of Athaliah; she was sister, we find, to Ahaziah the son of Athaliah, but probably by a different mother. The mother of Jehoash was Zibiah of Beer-sheba; see 2Kgs 12:1.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 11:1-12

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…

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2 Kings 11:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she tookH3947
יְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'JehoshebaH3089
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\־ha.Me.lekh-the kingH4428
י֠וֹרָםYo.romJoramH3141
אֲח֨וֹת'a.Chot[the] sister ofH269
אֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huAhaziahH274
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshJoashH3101
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahAhaziahH274
וַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.Noand she stoleH1589
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
מִתּ֤וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom amongH8432
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timwho were about to be put to deathH4191
אֹת֥וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.Tosuckling-nurse hisH3243
בַּחֲדַ֣רba.cha.Darin [the] chamber ofH2315
הַמִּטּ֑וֹתha.mi.Totthe bedsH4296
וַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruand they hidH5641
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
מִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440
עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huAthaliahH6271
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
הוּמָֽת\׃hu.Mathe was put to deathH4191

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Cross references for 2 Kings 11:2

  • 1 Kings 6:10

    And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:11

    But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

  • 2 Kings 8:16

    And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

  • 1 Kings 6:8

    The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

  • Ezekiel 40:45

    And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

  • Jeremiah 33:26

    Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

  • Jeremiah 33:17

    For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

  • Jeremiah 33:21

    Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

  • Isaiah 37:35

    For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

  • Jeremiah 35:2

    Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • Isaiah 7:6-7

    Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jehosheba.
2Ch 22:11
Jehoshabeath. Joram.
8:16
Jehoram. Joash.
12:1,2
Jehoash. they hid him.
8:19; Pr 21:30; Isa 7:6,7; 37:35; 65:8,9; Jer 33:17,21,26
in the bed-chamber.{Bachadar hammittoth,} "in a chamber of beds;" which Sir J. Chardin thinks does not mean a room to sleep in, but a chamber used as a repository for beds; for, in the East, they sleep upon cotton mattresses, "of which they have several in great houses, against they should have occasion, and a room on purpose for them."
1Ki 6:5,6,8,10; Jer 35:2; Eze 40:45

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Context

  • 2 Kings 11:1

    And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

  • 2 Kings 11:2

    But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

  • 2 Kings 11:3

    And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

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2 Kings 11:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pero tomando Josaba hija del rey Joram, hermana de Ochôzías, á Joas hijo de Ochôzías, sacólo furtivamente de entre los hijos del rey, que se mataban, y ocultólo de delante de Athalía, á él y á su ama, en la cámara de las camas, y así no lo mataron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais Jehoshéba, fille du roi Joram, sœur d’Achazia, prit Joas, fils d’Achazia, et le déroba du milieu des fils du roi qu’on mettait à mort et le cacha, lui et sa nourrice, dans la chambre à coucher; et on le cacha de devant Athalie, et il ne fut pas mis à mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber Joseba, die Tochter des Königs Joram, die Schwester Ahasjas, nahm Joas, den Sohn Ahasjas, und stahl ihn weg aus der Mitte der Königssöhne, die getötet wurden, und tat ihn und seine Amme in das Schlafgemach; und so verbargen sie ihn vor Athalja, und er wurde nicht getötet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tollens autem Josaba filia regis Joram, soror Ochoziæ, Joas filium Ochoziæ, furata est eum de medio filiorum regis qui interficiebantur, et nutricem ejus de triclinio: et abscondit eum a facie Athaliæ ut non interficeretur.