2But 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.
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For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: …
Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)God had assured David of the continuance of his family, which is called his ordaining a lamp for his anointed ; and this cannot but appear a great thing, now that we have read of the utter extirpation of so many royal families, one after another. Now here we have David’s promised lamp almost extinguished and yet wonderfully preserved. I. It was almost extinguished by the barbarous malice of Athali…
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