2 Kings 11:3
New International Version
He remained hidden with his nurse at the temple of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

New Living Translation
Joash remained hidden in the Temple of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.

English Standard Version
And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the LORD, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

Berean Standard Bible
And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

King James Bible
And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

New King James Version
So he was hidden with her in the house of the LORD for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

New American Standard Bible
So he was kept hidden with her in the house of the LORD for six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

NASB 1995
So he was hidden with her in the house of the LORD six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

NASB 1977
So he was hidden with her in the house of the LORD six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

Legacy Standard Bible
So he was hidden away with her in the house of Yahweh six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

Amplified Bible
Joash was hidden with his nurse in the house (temple) of the LORD for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

Christian Standard Bible
Joash was in hiding with her in the LORD’s temple six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joash was in hiding with Jehosheba in the LORD’s temple six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.

American Standard Version
And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he was hidden with her in the house of LORD JEHOVAH for six years, and Thalia reigned over the land.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he remained with her hid in the house of the Lord six years: and Gotholia reigned over the land.

Contemporary English Version
Joash hid in the temple with Jehosheba for six years while Athaliah ruled as queen of Judah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he was with her six years hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
but was hidden with her in the LORD's temple for six years while Athaliah ruled the country.

Good News Translation
For six years Jehosheba took care of the boy and kept him hidden in the Temple, while Athaliah ruled as queen.

International Standard Version
So Joash remained hidden with her in the LORD's Temple for six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years; and Athaliah reigned over the land.

Literal Standard Version
and he is with her, in the house of YHWH, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

Majority Standard Bible
And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

New American Bible
For six years he remained hidden with her in the house of the LORD, while Athaliah ruled as queen over the land.

NET Bible
He hid out with his nurse in the LORD's temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

New Revised Standard Version
he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the LORD, while Athaliah reigned over the land.

New Heart English Bible
He was with her hidden in the house of the LORD six years. Athaliah reigned over the land.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

World English Bible
He was with her hidden in Yahweh’s house six years while Athaliah reigned over the land.

Young's Literal Translation
and he is with her, in the house of Jehovah, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Athaliah and Joash
2But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. 3And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

Cross References
2 Kings 11:2
But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

2 Kings 11:4
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king's son


Treasury of Scripture

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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2 Chronicles 22:12
And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

Psalm 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Malachi 3:15
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

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2 Kings 11
1. Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre,
3. is hidden six years in the house of God
13. Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king
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(3) And he was with her--i.e., with Jehosheba his aunt. The words "in the house of the Lord" should immediately follow. The Word "hid" is connected with "six years" in the Hebrew, and relates to the infant prince only. Joash was with his aunt "in the house of the Lord"--i.e., in one of the chambers allotted to the priests, perhaps even in the high priest's residence, which may have been within the sacred precincts. Thenius assumes that the statement of Chronicles, that Jehosheba was wife of the high priest, has no other ground than a "traditional interpretation" of these words; and asserts that Jehosheba was herself obliged to share the asylum of the infant prince in order to escape the vengeance of Athaliah. But it is certain that the chronicler had better authority than mere tradition for his important additions to the history of the kings. (See Note on 2Chronicles 22:11.)

Did reign.--Was reigning.

Verse 3. - And he was with her - he, i.e. Joash, was with her, i.e. Jehosheba, his aunt - hid in the house of the Lord; i.e. the temple. We learn from Chronicles (2 Chronicles 22:11) that Jehosheba was married to Jehoiada, the high priest, and would thus have ready access to the temple. We must suppose that, after a few days' concealment in the "chamber of mattresses," Jehosheba found an opportunity of transferring him, with his nurse, to a chamber in the temple, where he was thenceforward nourished and brought up. There were various chambers in the temple used for secular purposes, as we learn from 1 Kings 6:5-8 and Nehemiah 13:5-9. Six years (comp. ver. 21 and 2 Chronicles 24:1). And Athaliah did reign over the land. It is difficult to realize all that this implies. It cannot mean less than that for six years Baalism was triumphant in Judah - the temple was allowed to fall into decay (2 Kings 12:5) - a temple to Baal was erected in Jerusalem itself, to supersede the temple of Jehovah (2 Kings 11:18), and a high priest appointed to be a rival to the successor of Aaron. Whether persecution was indulged in, as under Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:11), is uncertain; but the servants of Jehovah were at any rate under a cloud, slighted, contemned, held as of small account. Perhaps we may conclude, from the position occupied by Jehoiada, and from the powers which he was able to exercise when he determined on revolt (ver. 4; 2 Chronicles 23:1, 2), that Athaliah, during her six years' reign, was to some extent held in check by a Jehovistic party, which she knew to exist, and which she did not dare openly to defy. Thus she left Jehoiada (apparently) in possession of the temple, of its treasures and its armory (ver. 10); she allowed the temple service to continue (2 Chronicles 23:4-7); she permitted the priests and the Levites to serve in their regular "courses" (2 Chronicles 23:8); she let the fortress of the eastern city - for the temple was always a fortress - remain in her enemies' hands. Still, the time was evidently one "of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy" the oppressed worshippers of Jehovah were greatly discontented; and the nation generally was ripe for a counter-revolution, so soon as the signal was given by an authority whom they could trust.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And [Joash] remained
וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

hidden
מִתְחַבֵּ֖א (miṯ·ḥab·bê)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2244: To withdraw, hide

with [his nurse]
אִתָּהּ֙ (’it·tāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

in the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

for six
שֵׁ֣שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

years
שָׁנִ֑ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

while Athaliah
וַעֲתַלְיָ֖ה (wa·‘ă·ṯal·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6271: Athaliah -- daughter of Ahab, also three Israelites

ruled
מֹלֶ֥כֶת (mō·le·ḵeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

the land.
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land


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