6 Let us go up against Judah and harass and terrify it; and let us cleave it asunder [each of us taking a portion], and set a [vassal] king in the midst of it, namely the son of Tabeel,
Ahaz {\cf2\super [70]} was the son of Jotham. {\cf2\super [71]} Jotham was the son of Uzziah. {\cf2\super [72]} Rezin {\cf2\super [73]} was the king of Aram, {\cf2\super [74]} Pekah son of Remaliah {\cf2\super [75]} was the king of Israel. During the time Ahaz was king of Judah, Rezin and Pekah went up to Jerusalem to fight against it. But they were not able to defeat the city.
All the people of Israel saw that the new king refused to listen to them. So the people said to the king: “Are we part of David’s family? No! Do we get any of Jesse’s land? No! So Israel, let’s go to our own homes. Let David’s son rule his own people!” So the people of Israel went home.
Jehosheba was King Joram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s sister. Joash was one of the king’s sons. Jehosheba took Joash while the other children were being killed. Jehosheba hid Joash. She put Joash and his nurse in her bedroom. So Jehosheba and the nurse hid Joash from Athaliah. That way Joash was not killed.
“Now, you people have decided to defeat the Lord’s kingdom—the kingdom that is ruled by David’s sons. You have very many people with you and you have those golden calves—those ‘gods’ that Jeroboam made for you!
But the Lord would not destroy David’s family because of the agreement the Lord made with David. The Lord had promised to keep a lamp burning for David and his children forever. {\cf2\super [243]}
My Master said, “These people refuse to accept the slow-moving waters of the pool of Shiloah. {\cf2\super [98]} These people are happy with Rezin {\cf2\super [99]} and Remaliah’s son (Pekah).