2 Kings 11:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

2 Kings 11:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Athaliah, as wife of Joram and mother of Ahaziah, had guided both the internal and the external policy of the Jewish kingdom; she had procured the establishmeut of the worship of Baal in Judaea 2...
2 Kings 11:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the (a) seed royal. (a) Meaning, all the posterity of Jehoshaphat, to whom the kingdom belonged: thus G...
2 Kings 11:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11. Usurpation of Athaliah. Coronation of Joash and Execution of Athaliah. Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, a daughter of Ahab, destroyed the royal family of Judah, except Joash, a child who wa...
2 Kings 11:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Athaliah. For genealogy see App-55. she arose, &c. Another of the ten occasions of deaths being caused by. woman. See note on Judges 4:21 . destroyed: or thought she did. They were left...
2 Kings 11:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Athaliah - This woman was the daughter of Ahab, and grand-daughter of Omri, and wife of...
2 Kings 11:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, &c.— The consideration of the fate which attended these royal families, is sufficient to make one thankful to God for having been born of meaner parentage....
2 Kings 11:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Athaliah - (see the notes at 2 Chronicles 22:2 .) She had possessed great influ...
2 Kings 11:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Usurpation of Athaliah and Preservation of Joash 1. Athaliah] She was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel ( 2 Kings 8:18 ; 2 Kings 8:26 ), possessed her mother's high courage, and, like her, was...
2 Kings 11:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XI. ATHALIAH USURPS THE THRONE OF JUDAH, BUT IS DEPOSED AND SLAIN, AND HER GRANDSON JOASH CROWNED, THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE HIGH PRIEST JEHOIADA. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 22:10 ; 2 Chronicl...
2 Kings 11:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ATHALLAH (B.C. 842-836) JOASH BEN AHAZIAH OF JUDAH (B.C. 836-796) 2 Kings 11:1-21 ; 2 Kings 12:1-21 " Par cette fin terrible, et due a ses forfaits, Apprenez, Roi des Juifs, et n'oub...
2 Kings 11:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Crowning the Boy-King 2 Kings 11:1-12 Athaliah well deserves the title given her in 2 Chronicles 24:7 . She usurped the throne, and played in Judah the part of her mother Jezebel. Joram was a...
2 Kings 11:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story now turns to Judah. When Jehu had slain Ahaziah, his mother Athaliah, the sister of Ahab and of his very nature, seized the throne by killing all the seed royal, and for six years swayed th...
2 Kings 11:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The sacred historian in this chapter is relating the affairs of the kingdom of Judah. Athaliah destroys all the seed royal; one only escaped the general massacre, which is Jehoash. At six y...
2 Kings 11:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Athaiah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead ,.... Who was the daughter of Ahab, and granddaughter of Omri 2 Kings 8:18 , she arose, and destroyed all the seed royal ; that we...
2 Kings 11:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Ver. 1. And when Athaliah. ] Ahab's daughter by Jezebel: Gotholiah, the Septuagint an...
2 Kings 11:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And destroyed all the seed royal All of the royal family that had not been cut off by Jehu and others, except one, mentioned 2 Kings 11:2 . To this wickedness she was impelled by many motives: 1st...
2 Kings 11:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ATHALIAH SEIZES CONTROL OF JUDAH (vv.1-3) The fact that Jehu did not kill Athaliah left Judah exposed to the wickedness of this cruel daughter of Jezebel. Since her son had been killed, she hers...
2 Kings 11:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of Athaliah. B. C. 878. 1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her...
2 Kings 11:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 KINGS CHAPTER 11 Athaliah destroyeth all the royal family: only Joash escapeth; is hid six years in the house of God, 2 Kings 11:1-3 . Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh ye...
2 Kings 11:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). The Usurping Of The Throne By Athaliah And The Preservation And Eventual Crowning Of The Davidic Heir Resulting In Her Execution ( 2 Kings 11:1-16 ). Analysis. a Now when Athaliah the mother...
2 Kings 11:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE USURPATION OF ATHALIAH IN JUDAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah destroyed all the seed royal —She herself usurped the throne; and, to ensure her hold, slew all riva...
2 Kings 11:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:1 . Athaliah, that is, wicked woman. She must have received this as a surname for her evil deeds; and justly did she merit the appellation, for she slew her grandsons at a tender age, a...
2 Kings 11:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead. The history of Athaliah The blackest names in the long roll of the world’s infamy are those of kings and queens, and amongst...
2 Kings 11:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 11:1-12 REVOLUTION IN JUDAH , FOLLOWING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ISRAEL . REIGN OF ATHALIAH OVER JUDAH . CONSPIRACY OF JEHOIADA , AND...
2 Kings 11:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, herself the daughter of Jezebel and the granddaughter of Omri, 2 Kings 8:26-27 , saw that her son was dead, 2 Kings 9:27 , she arose and destroyed all t...
2 Kings 11:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 22:10 ; 2 Chronicles 24:7 ; 2 Kings 25:25 ; 2 Kings 8:26 ; 2 Kings 9:27 ; Jeremiah 41:1 ; Matthew 2:13 ; Matthew 2:16 ; Matthew 21:38 ; Matthew 21:39
2 Kings 11:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

She destroyed — This was the fruit of Jehoshaphat's marrying his son to a daughter of that idolatrous house of Ahab. And this dreadful judgment God permitted upon him and his, to shew how much he a...

2 Kings 11:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 11:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 11:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 11:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 11:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 11:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 11:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 11:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 11:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 11:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 11:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 11:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 11:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 11:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes