2 Chronicles 22:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

As soon as Athaliah heard that her son King Ahaziah was dead, she decided to kill any relative who could possibly become king. She would have done just that,

Cross References

1 Kings 1:12

You and your son Solomon will be killed, unless you do what I tell you.

1 Kings 1:21

If you don't, they will say that Solomon and I have rebelled. They will treat us like criminals and kill us as soon as you die.

2 Chronicles 22:11

but Jehosheba rescued Joash son of Ahaziah just as the others were about to be murdered. Jehosheba, who was Jehoram's daughter and Ahaziah's half-sister, was married to Jehoiada the priest. So she was able to hide her nephew Joash and his personal servant in a bedroom in the LORD's temple where he was safe from Athaliah.

2 Chronicles 23:15

She tried to escape, but the commanders caught and killed her near the gate where horses are led into the palace.