ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Kgs 11:2
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2 Kgs 11:2

11:2 Jehosheba. Probably not a daughter of Athaliah, Jehosheba would be a half-sister of Ahaziah. In 2 Chr. 22:11, she is identified as the wife of Jehoiada the priest (cf. vv. 4, 9).

Joash. He was the son of Ahaziah and consequently a grandson of Athaliah.

in a bedroom. Joash, less than a year old (vv. 3, 21) and not yet weaned, is providentially saved from Athaliah’s persecution.