2 Chronicles 22:10

“But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.”

"But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah." - 2 Chronicles 22:10
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What does 2 Chronicles 22:10 mean?

2 Chronicles 22:10 (KJV) states: "But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah." This verse comes from the Old Testament of the Bible and is part of the historical narrative of the kings of…

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The Perils of Ambition: Lessons from Athaliah's Reign

In the sweeping narratives of the Old Testament, few stories reveal the depths of ambition and the consequences of unchecked power as starkly as that of Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah. The biblical account in 2 Chronicles 22:10—they are profound as they proclaim: "But when…

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A Prayer for Divine Protection and Deliverance from Destruction

O Sovereign Lord, we come before You today, humbled by the account found in 2 Chronicles 22:10, where we see the dark and destructive heart of Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, who, in her grief and ambition, sought to eradicate all the royal bloodlines of Judah. In this moment…

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2 Chronicles 25:22 - "And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent."
1 Chronicles 2:22 - "And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead."
1 Chronicles 22:10 - "He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever."
2 Chronicles 22:12 - "And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land."
2 Chronicles 13:22 - "And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo."
2 Chronicles 10:19 - "And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day."
2 Chronicles 33:10 - "And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken."
2 Chronicles 28:22 - "¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz."
2 Chronicles 22:3 - "He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly."
2 Chronicles 26:22 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write."
2 Chronicles 11:10 - "And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities."
2 Chronicles 28:22 (KJVA) 22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 2:10 - "And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;"
2 Chronicles 10:17 - "But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them."
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2 Chronicles 11:22 - "And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king."
2 Chronicles 35:10 - "So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment."
2 Chronicles 10:1 - "And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king."