And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
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Gill's Exposition
And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years,.... In the temple; not in the holy of holies, as Jarchi, but in a chamber of the priests and Levites, of which there were several in a…
Barnes' Notes
And Athaliah did reign over the land - In these words the writer dismisses the entire reign of Athaliah, whereof he scorns to speak. We gather incidentally from 2Ki 12:5-12, compared with 2Ch 24:7,…
Adam Clarke
He was - hid in the house of the Lord - This might be readily done, because none had access to the temple but the priests; and the high priest himself was the chief manager of this business.
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
And he was with her i.e. With his nurse, who continued to tend him after he had grown somewhat older.
in the house of the Lord We learn from the description of Solomon's temple (see note on 1Ki 6:5)…