2 Chronicles 22:12

What does 2 Chronicles 22:12 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 22:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And she kept him safe with her in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah was ruling the land.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he is with them in the house of God hiding himself six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he was with them hid in the house of God six years, during which Athalia reigned over the land.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and he was with them hid in the house ofGod six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

Context

v.11But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the 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.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 73:18

    Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

  • Psalms 12:8

    The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

  • Habakkuk 1:12

    Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.

  • Psalms 27:5

    For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.

  • Psalms 73:14

    For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.

  • Jeremiah 12:1

    Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

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