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Athaliah

2 Kings 8:18, 26; 11; 2 Chronicles 21:6; 22-24

  • 2 Kings 8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 11:1 Now when Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she set about to destroy all the royal family.

List of Reading & Resources:

Articles

  • "Athaliah" by Cat Quine

  • "Athaliah: Bible" by Athalya Brenner

  • “Athaliah & Jehosheba: Rebellion & Redemption in the Old Testament” by Lydia Leigh

  • “Athaliah & Jehosheba: Rebellion & Redemption in the Old Testament” by Lydia Leigh

  • “Athaliah, a Treacherous Queen: A Careful Analysis of Her Story in 2 Kings 11 and 2 Chronicles 22:10–23:21" by Robin Gallaher Branch

  • “Athalia: Queen of Judah” by the Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica

  • "Biblical Royal Mothers" by Elna K. Solvang

  • "Kingship in the Ancient Near East" by Steven L. McKenzie

Books

  • Jeroboam’s Wife: The Enduring Contributions of the Old Testament’s Least-Known Women by Robin Gallaher Branch (2009)

  • “Athaliah” (pp. 28-30) in The Israelite Woman: Social Role and Literary Type by Athalya Brenner (1985)

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This project has been created by Founder and Executive Director Debbie McLeod alongside a team of Yale-educated researchers: Anna Grace Glaize, McKenzie Brummond, Moriah Asch, Brian Peterson, Laura Traverse, Phoebe Oler, and Sarah Ambrose

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