And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
Key themes
HopeJustice and mercyTruthProphetic witness
Glossary
- Athaliah Person
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Whom God afflicts. (1. ) The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah ( 2 Kings 8:18 ), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” ( 2 Chr. 21:6 ), called “daughter” of Omri ( 2 Kings 8:26 ).