But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

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But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram[a] and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash(A) 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.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:2 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram

And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

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

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