Bible Verses About Athaliah

Now Athalia, the mother of Ochozias, seeing that her son was dead, arose and slew all the royal seed.

But Josaba the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas, the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, out of the bedchamber with his nurse: and hid him from the face of Athalia; so that he was not slain.

And he was with her six years, hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

And he brought forth the king's son, and put the diadem upon him, and the testimony: and they made him king, and anointed him: and clapping their hands, they said: God save the king.

And Athalia heard the noise of the people running: and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord,

She saw the king standing upon a tribunal, as the manner was, and the singers, and the trumpets near him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding the trumpets: and she rent her garments, and cried: A conspiracy, a conspiracy.

But Joiada commanded the centurions that were over the army, and said to them: Have her forth without the precinct of the temple, and whosoever shall follow her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest had said: Let her not be slain in the temple of the Lord.

And they laid hands on her: and thrust her out by the way by which the horses go in, by the palace, and she was slain there.

For Athalia his mother, seeing that her son was dead, rose up, and killed all the royal family of the house of Joram.

But Josabeth the king's daughter took Joas the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain. And she hid him with his nurse in a bedchamber: now Josabeth that hid him, was daughter of king Joram, wife of Joiada the high priest, and sister of Ochozias, and therefore Athalia did not kill him.

And he was with them hid in the house of God six years, during which Athalia reigned over the land.

Now when Athalia heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came in to the people, into the temple of the Lord.

And when she saw the king standing upon the step in the entrance, and the princes, and the companies about him, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and sounding with trumpets, and playing on instruments of divers kinds, and the voice of those that praised, she rent her garments, and said: Treason, treason.

And Joiada the high priest going out to the captains, and the chiefs of the army, said to them: Take her forth without the precinct of the temple, and when she is without let her be killed with the sword. For the priest commanded that she should not be killed in the house of the Lord.

And they laid hold on her by the neck: and when she was come within the horse gate of the palace, they killed her there.