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2 Kings 11:2

AhaziahAthaliahJehoramJehoshabeathJoash

1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

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.

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

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

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
ASV
But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king`s sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, [and put them] in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
DARBY
But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, [and hid] him and his nurse in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
BLB
And Jehosheba the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and she stole him away from the midst of the sons of the king who were to be killed. And [with] his nurse in the bedroom they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not killed.
ÅB
Men Akasjas søster Joseba, kong Jorams datter, tok Joas, Akasjas sønn, og førte ham hemmelig bort fra kongesønnene som skulle drepes, og førte ham og hans amme inn i sengekammeret[^1]. Slik skjulte de ham for Atalja, så han ikke ble drept.
OTB
Men Jehosjeba, datter av kong Joram, søster til Akasja, tok Joasj, sønn av Akasja, og stjal ham bort fra kongens sønner som ble drept, og plasserte ham og hans amme i et soverom. Så de skjulte ham for Atalja, og han ble ikke drept.
B1930
Men Akasjas søster Joseba, kong Jorams datter, tok Joas, Akasjas sønn, og førte ham hemmelig bort fra kongesønnene som skulde drepes, og førte ham og hans amme inn i sengekammeret. Således skjulte de ham for Atalja, så han ikke blev drept. / < d.e. det kammer hvor sengklærne blev opbevart.>

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  • 1 Kings 6:10

    He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

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  • 2 Chronicles 22:11

    But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.

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  • 2 Kings 8:16

    In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.

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  • 1 Kings 6:8

    The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.

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  • Ezekiel 40:45

    Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

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  • Jeremiah 33:26

    then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”

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  • Jeremiah 33:17

    For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

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  • Jeremiah 33:21

    then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.

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