2 Chronicles 22:11
in 2 Chronicles 22But 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 22
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
took Joash son of Ahaziah
on 2 Chronicles 22:11-12
Second Kings 11:2 names the rescuer only as Jehosheba, Joram's daughter and Ahaziah's sister. Chronicles adds that she was “the wife of Jehoiada the priest”, so the woman who steals the infant is married into the priesthood. The royal house and the priestly house join in one rescue.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the L ORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
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The words behind it
37 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּקַּח֩ | vatikach | and she took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| יְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֨ת | yehoshavat | Jehoshabeath | H3090 → | |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹאָ֣שׁ | yoash | Joash | H3101 → | 47 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ | ʾachazyahu | Ahaziah | H274 → | 37 times |
| וַתִּגְנֹ֤ב | vatigno | and she stole | H1589 → | |
| אֹתוֹ֙ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִתּ֤וֹךְ | mitokh | from among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔ים | hamumatim | who were being put to death | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וַתִּתֵּ֥ן | vatiten | and she put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֹת֛וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵֽינִקְתּ֖וֹ | meinikto | suckling-nurse his | H3243 → | |
| בַּחֲדַ֣ר | bachadar | in [the] chamber of | H2315 → | 38 times |
| הַמִּטּ֑וֹת | hamitot | the beds | H4296 → | |
| וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֡הוּ | vatastirehu | and she hid him | H5641 → | |
| יְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֣ת | yehoshavat | Jehoshabeath | H3090 → | |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוֹרָ֡ם | yehoram | Jehoram | H3088 → | 29 times |
| אֵשֶׁת֩ | ʾeshet | [the] wife of | H802 → | 781 times |
| יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִיא֩ | hi' | she | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הָיְתָ֨ה | hayetah | she was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֲח֧וֹת | ʾachot | [the] sister of | H269 → | |
| אֲחַזְיָ֛הוּ | ʾachazyahu | Ahaziah | H274 → | 37 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֥י | mipenei | from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ | ʾatalyahu | Athaliah | H6271 → | 17 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֱמִיתָֽתְהוּ׃ | hemitatehu | she killed him | H4191 → | 839 times |
וַתִּקַּח֩and she took
vatikachH3947 →966 times
יְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֨תJehoshabeath
yehoshavatH3090 →
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יוֹאָ֣שׁJoash
yoashH3101 →47 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּAhaziah
ʾachazyahuH274 →37 times
וַתִּגְנֹ֤בand she stole
vatignoH1589 →
אֹתוֹ֙<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
מִתּ֤וֹךְfrom among
mitokhH8432 →418 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםwho were being put to death
hamumatimH4191 →839 times
וַתִּתֵּ֥ןand she put
vatitenH5414 →2011 times
אֹת֛וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מֵֽינִקְתּ֖וֹsuckling-nurse his
meiniktoH3243 →
בַּחֲדַ֣רin [the] chamber of
bachadarH2315 →38 times
הַמִּטּ֑וֹתthe beds
hamitotH4296 →
וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֡הוּand she hid him
vatastirehuH5641 →
יְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֣תJehoshabeath
yehoshavatH3090 →
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוֹרָ֡םJehoram
yehoramH3088 →29 times
אֵשֶׁת֩[the] wife of
ʾeshetH802 →781 times
יְהוֹיָדָ֨עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
הִיא֩she
hi'H1931 →1879 times
הָיְתָ֨הshe was
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
אֲח֧וֹת[the] sister of
ʾachotH269 →
אֲחַזְיָ֛הוּAhaziah
ʾachazyahuH274 →37 times
מִפְּנֵ֥יfrom before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
עֲתַלְיָ֖הוּAthaliah
ʾatalyahuH6271 →17 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
הֱמִיתָֽתְהוּ׃she killed him
hemitatehuH4191 →839 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
it leads to
- Psalms 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
- Job 5:12–13
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Isaiah 44:25
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- Psalms 21:11
Through
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
it leads to
- Acts 5:39
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
- Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Acts 5:39
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).
