ATHALIAH
, in the See also:Bible, the daughter of See also:Ahab, and wife of See also:Jehoram, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Judah
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After the See also:death of See also:Ahaziah, her son, she usurped the See also:throne and reigned for six years
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She is said to have massacred all the members of the royal See also:house of Judah (2 See also:Kings xi
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1-3), but a similar atrocity is also ascribed to See also:Jehu (2 Kings x
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12-14); with both notices contrast 2 Chron. xxi
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17
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The See also:sole survivor See also:Joash was concealed in the See also:temple by his aunt, Jehosheba, wife of the See also:priest Jehoida (2 Chron. xxii
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11)
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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
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10-12, See also:xxiii., See also:xxiv
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7)
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The See also:story of Athaliah forms the subject of one of See also:Ravine's best tragedies
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It has been musically treated by See also:Handel and Mendelssohn
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