As the wife of Joram and mother of Ahaziah, Athaliah had guided both the internal and external policy of the Jewish kingdom. She secured the establ…

ATHALIAH USURPS THE THRONE OF JUDAH, BUT IS DEPOSED AND SLAIN, AND HER GRANDSON JOASH CROWNED, THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE HIGH PRIE…

And when Athaiah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son
was dead

Athaliah destroyed all those whom she knew to be related to the crown. Jehoash, one of the king's sons, was hidden. The promise made to David was n…