2 Kings 11:1

What does 2 Kings 11:1 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 11:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she had all the rest of the seed of the kingdom put to death.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Athaliah <FI>is<Fi> mother of Ahaziah, and she hath seen that her son <FI>is<Fi> dead, and she riseth, and destroyeth all the seed of the kingdom;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now Athalia, the mother of Ochozias, seeing that her son was dead, arose and slew all the royal seed.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.1This passage

v.2But 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;

Cross references

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

  • 2 Kings 25:25

    But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

  • 2 Kings 8:26

    Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

  • Matthew 2:13

    Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  • Matthew 2:16

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

  • Matthew 21:38

    But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

  • Jeremiah 41:1

    Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal andone ofthe chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.

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