Person
Athaliah draft
- Died
- 879 BC
- Attested
- 886–879 BC
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” (2 Chr. 21:6), called “daughter” of Omri (2 Kings 8:26).
Family & connections
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Line of descent
2 generations back to Omri, following the father where one is recorded.
Descendants
Three generations.
Events
- 886–879 BC Reign of Athaliah
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” (2 Chr. 21:6), called “daughter” of Omri (2 Kings 8:26). On the death of her husband and of her son Ahaziah, she resolved to seat herself on the vacant throne. She slew all Ahaziah’s children except Joash, the youngest (2 Kings 11:1, 2). After a reign of six years she was put to death in an insurrection (2 Kings 11:20; 2 Chr. 21:6; 22:10-12; 23:15), stirred up among the people in connection with Josiah’s being crowned as king.
In Scripture
15 verses in 2 books
- 2 Kings8:26; 11:1–3, 13–14, 20
- 2 Chronicles22:2, 10–12; 23:12–13, 21; 24:7
Source: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC-BY-SA-4.0)