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.
2 Kings 11:3 in other translations
| BSB | And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land. |
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| WEB | He was with her hidden in the LORD’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land. |
| ASV | And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land. |
| YLT | and he is with her, in the house of Jehovah, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land. |
| DARBY | And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land. |
| BBE | And for six years she kept him safe in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah was ruling over the land. |
| Webster | And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land. |
What does 2 Kings 11:3 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
2 Kings 11:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 11:3
- Malachi 3:15
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
- 2 Chronicles 22:12
And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
- Psalms 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
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Context
- 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.
- 2 Kings 11:4
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the king’s son.
2 Kings 11:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y estuvo con ella escondido en la casa de Jehová seis años: y Athalía fué reina sobre el país. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il fut caché six ans auprès d’elle dans la maison de l’ Éternel. Et Athalie régna sur le pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er war sechs Jahre bei ihr im Hause Jehovas versteckt. Athalja aber regierte über das Land. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Eratque cum ea sex annis clam in domo Domini: porro Athalia regnavit super terram. |