## Athaliah, Jehosheba, Joash ##

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## saw that her son was dead ##

AT: "became aware that her son was dead,"

## she arose and killed all the royal children ##

"she commanded that all the members of Ahaziah's family who might become king must be executed" (UDB) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and hid him away from among the king’s sons who were killed, along with his nurse; she put them into a bedroom. They hid him from Athaliah so that he was not killed ##

"​took Ahaziah's very young son Joash and hid him and his nursemaid in a bedroom in the temple. So he was not killed." (UDB)

## He was with Jehosheba, hidden in the house of Yahweh, for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land ##

AT: "Joash and Jehosheba hid six years in the house of Yahweh as Athaliah ruled the land."

## land ##

"kingdom"