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2 Kings 11:1

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Athaliah is Eliminated

11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she was determined to destroy the entire royal line.1

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  1. 1 Heb “she arose and she destroyed all the royal offspring.” The verb קוּם (qum) “arise,” is here used in an auxiliary sense to indicate that she embarked on a campaign to destroy the royal offspring. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (), .

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Athaliah, the mother of King Ahaziah of Judah, learned that her son was dead, she began to destroy the rest of the royal family.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, so she prepared to destroy all of the offspring of the royal family.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.