2 Kings 11:1-2

Revised Standard Version

Athaliah Reigns over Judah

11 Now when Athali′ah the mother of Ahazi′ah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family. ² But Jehosh′eba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahazi′ah, took Jo′ash the son of Ahazi′ah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were about to be slain, and she put^[a] him and his nurse in a bedchamber. Thus she^[b] hid him from Athali′ah, so that he was not slain;