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"Athaliah"

Athaliah “God has Constrained” (842-836 BCE)
Daughter of Jezebel, she was the only queen either kingdom ever had. Promoted worship of Baal. She seized power after her son Ahaziah’s death by massacring heirs to the throne – only Ahaziah’s infant son, Joash, escaped when he was hidden in the Temple by the priest Jehoiada. When he was seven, Joash was crowned king in the Temple under armed guard. Athaliah, hearing the singing and trumpeting, dashed in, yelling, “Treason, treason.” She was dragged from the Temple and killed (2 Kings 8:26; 11:1-20; 2 Chronicles 22-23).

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