Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 22:11
But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places Jehoshabeath during Athaliah’s purge of the royal heirs following Ahaziah’s death (2 Chronicles 22:10). Jehoshabeath acts to rescue the infant Joash from the royal household before Athaliah can execute him.
The words — The text records וַ/תִּקַּח (va./ti.Kach) as “and she took” and יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת (ye.ho.shav.'At) as “Jehoshabeath,” identifying the agent who removes the child from the line of succession.
The thread — The rescue establishes the hidden survival of the Davidic line, later referenced as Joash remaining in the house of God for six years (2 Chronicles 22:12). This preservation aligns with the biblical pattern that human schemes cannot override divine covenant promises (Psalms 33:10; Proverbs 21:30; 2 Samuel 7:13).
Why it lands — The text reports a covert political rescue before noting the theological outcome that the child survived. It requires the reader to observe how hidden preservation precedes the fulfillment of the royal covenant.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
Cross-references
- Psalms 33:10 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 7:13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
- 1 Kings 15:4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
- 2 Kings 11:2 But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
- 2 Chronicles 21:7 Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
- Psalms 76:10 Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
- Isaiah 65:8 This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.
- Ezekiel 40:45 Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,