Athaliah
About this date: Regnal and narrative placement can be approximate; consult the cited passage and a historical introduction before assigning dates.
Queen who briefly rules Judah.
Historical context
Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, and Isaiah trace the rise, division, crises, and fall of Israel's and Judah's monarchies. The narratives' theological judgments and approximate regnal settings differ from a modern chronicle.
Key points
- Queen who briefly rules Judah.
- Primary reading: 2 Kings 11. Read the complete passage in its literary context.
- Attend to the narrators' evaluations of kingship, worship, justice, and covenant rather than reading the list as a neutral royal chronicle.
Scripture
- 2 Kings 11 — Principal biblical passage cluster for Athaliah; check the summary against the complete text.
Sources and further reading
- USCCB introduction to 2 Kings
Literary and historical introduction; not independent verification of every narrated event.