2 Kings 11:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.”
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“And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he was with her hid in the house of Jehovah six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he is with her, in the house of Jehovah, hiding himself, six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 11:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 2:2and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
- Judges 9:5He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
- 2 Chronicles 22:12And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
- Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
- Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
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