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ATHALIAH  , in the

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Bible, the daughter of
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Ahab, and wife of
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Jehoram,
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king of
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Judah . After the
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death of
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Ahaziah, her son, she usurped the
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throne and reigned for six years . She is said to have massacred all the members of the royal
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house of Judah (2
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Kings xi . 1-3), but a similar atrocity is also ascribed to
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Jehu (2 Kings x . 12-14); with both notices contrast 2 Chron. xxi . 17 . The
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sole survivor
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Joash was concealed in the
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temple by his aunt, Jehosheba, wife of the
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priest Jehoida (2 Chron. xxii . 11) . These organized a revolution in favour of Joash, and caused Athaliah and her adherents to be put to death (2 Kings xi.; 2 Chron. xxii . 10-12,
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xxiii.,
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xxiv . 7) . The
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story of Athaliah forms the subject of one of
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Ravine's best tragedies .

It has been musically treated by

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Handel and Mendelssohn .

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