3He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.


In Context

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

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed.

3 He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the Lord for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of units of a hundred, the Carites and the guards and had them brought to him at the temple of the Lord . He made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the temple of the Lord . Then he showed them the king's son.

5 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath-a third of you guarding the royal palace,

2nd Kings 11:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her six years hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3He was with her hidden in the house of Yahweh six years. Athaliah reigned over the land.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:3and he is with her, in the house of Jehovah, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:3And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.