And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
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Gill's Exposition
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead,.... Who was the daughter of Ahab, and granddaughter of Omri Kg2 8:18, she arose:
and destroyed all the seed royal; that were left,…
Barnes' Notes
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 2Ki…
Adam Clarke
Athaliah - This woman was the daughter of Ahab, and grand-daughter of Omri, and wife of Joram king of Judah, and mother of Ahaziah.
Destroyed all the seed royal - All that she could lay her hands on…
God had assured David of the continuance of his family, which is called his ordaining a lamp for his anointed; and this cannot but appear a great thing, now that we have read of the utter extirpation…
Cambridge Bible
2Ki 11:1-3. Athaliah, having slain all the seed royal of Judah, except Joash, usurps the throne for six years (2Ch 22:10-12)
1. And[R.V. Now] when Athaliah Athaliah was the daughter of Ahab and…
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