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Texts -- 2 Kings 11:18 (NET)
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- 2Ki 11:1-20 -- Athaliah is Eliminated
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Mattan
[ebd] gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary (Matt. 1:1...
[isbe] MATTAN - mat'-an (mattan, "a gift"): (1) A priest in the house of Baal, slain by Jehoiada before Baal's altar (2 Ki 11:18; 2 Ch 23:17). (2) The father of Shephatiah a contemporary and persecutor of Jeremiah (Jer 38:1), one o...
[smith] (a gift). The priest of Baal slain before his altars in the idol temple at Jerusalem. (2Â Kings 11:18; 2Â Chronicles 23:17) He probably accompanied Athalia from Samaria. The father of Shephatiah. (Jeremiah 38:1)
[nave] MATTAN 1. A priest of Baal slain in the idol temple at Jerusalem, 2 Kin. 11:18; 2 Chr. 23:17. 2. Father of Shephatiah, Jer. 38:1.
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Jehoiada
[isbe] JEHOIADA - je-hoi'-a-da (yehoyadha`, "Yahweh knows"; Iodae): (1) Father of Benaiah, the captain of David's body-guard (2 Sam 8:18; 20:23; 23:20,22; 1 Ki 1:8, etc.). Jehoiada was "the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel" (2 Sam 2...
[nave] JEHOIADA 1. Father of Benaiah, one of David's officers, 2 Sam. 8:18. 2. A high priest. Overthrows Athaliah, the usurping queen of Judah, and establishes Jehoash upon the throne, 2 Kin. 11; 2 Chr. 23. Salutary influence of,...
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Baal
[ebd] lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is identified with Molech (Jer....
[nave] BAAL 1. An idol of the Phoenicians, god of the sun. Wickedly worshiped by the Israelites in the time of the judges, Judg. 2:10-23; 1 Sam. 7:3, 4; by the kingdom of Israel, 2 Kin. 17:16; Jer. 23:13; Hos. 1; 2; 13:1; under Aha...
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Iconoclasm
[nave] ICONOCLASM Idols to be destroyed, Ex. 23:24; 34:13; Num. 33:52; Deut. 7:5, 25, 26; 12:1-4; Judg. 2:2; Jer. 50:2. Destroyed by Jacob, Gen. 35:2-4; Moses, Ex. 32:19, 20; Gideon, Judg. 6:28-32; David, 2 Sam. 5:21; 1 Chr. 14:12...
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Revivals
[nave] REVIVALS. Religious Zech. 8:20-23. Prayer for, Hab. 3:2. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 32:15; Joel 2:28; Mic. 4:1-8; Hab. 3:2. Instances of Under Joshua, Josh. 5:2-9; Samuel, 1 Sam. 7:1-6; Elijah, 1 Kin. 18:17-40; Jehoas...
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Zeal
[nave] ZEAL, Religious Josh. 24:15, 16; 2 Sam. 24:24, 25; 1 Kin. 9:4; 1 Kin. 15:14; 1 Chr. 29:17; 2 Chr. 15:15; 2 Chr. 19:3; Ezra 7:23; Job 16:19; Psa. 42:1, 2; Psa. 60:4; Psa. 96:2, 3, 10; Psa. 119:139; Prov. 11:30; Eccl. 9:10; ...
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Church
[nave] CHURCH, place of worship. Called Courts, Psa. 65:4; 84:2, 10; 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 116:19; Isa. 1:12; 62:9; Zech. 3:7; House of God, Gen. 28:17, 22; Josh. 9:23; Judg. 18:31; 20:18, 26; 21:2; 1 Chr. 9:11; 24:5; 2 Chr. 5:14; 22:...
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Joash
[nave] JOASH 1. Son of Becher, 1 Chr. 7:8. 2. Keeper of the stores of oil, 1 Chr. 27:28. 3. Father of Gideon, Judg. 6:11, 29, 31; 7:14; 8:13, 29-32. 4. Son of Ahab, king of Israel, 1 Kin. 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25. 5. Called also Jeh...
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JEZEBEL
[isbe] JEZEBEL - jez'-e-bel 'izebhel, "unexalted," "unhusbanded" (?); Iezabel; see BDB; 1 Ki 16:31; 18:4,13,19; 19:1,2; 21:5 ff; 2 Ki 9:7 ff,30 ff; Rev 2:20): Daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, i.e. Phoenicians, and queen ...
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Jehoash
[ebd] Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of Solomon (2 Chr. 21:4, 17). His...
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IMAGE
[isbe] IMAGE - im'-aj (tselem; eikon): Its usage falls under 3 main heads. (1) "Image" as object of idolatrous worship (translations about a dozen words, including maccekhah, "molten image" (Dt 9:12, etc.); matstsebhah, in the King...
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JEHOASH; JOASH
[isbe] JEHOASH; JOASH - je-ho'-ash, the uncontracted form of (yeho'ash, yo'ash, "Yahweh has bestowed"; compare 2 Ki 11:2,21; 12:1,19; 2 Ch 24:1, etc.; Ioas): (1) The 9th king of Judah; son of Ahaziah and Zibiah, a woman of Beersheb...
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JOEL (2)
[isbe] JOEL (2) - (yo'el; Ioel): I. THE PROPHET II. THE BOOK 1. Literary Form 2. Outline of Contents 3. Interpretation (1) Literal (2) Allegorical 4. Indications of Date (1) Place in the Canon (2) Language and Style (3) Quotations ...
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The second major part of the Book of Kings records the histories of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah.123During this era of 209 years (931-722 B.C.) the two kingdoms experienced differing relati...
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Jehoshaphat began ruling over Judah as coregent with his father Asa (873-870 B.C.). When Asa died, he reigned alone for 17 more years (870-853 B.C.). He concluded his 25-year reign with another period of coregency with his so...
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(Continued from notes on 1 Kings)3. Ahaziah's evil reign in Israel -1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:184. Jehoram's evil reign in Israel 2:1-8:155. Jehoram's evil reign in Judah 8:16-246. Ahaziah's evil reign in Judah 8:25-9:29C. The ...
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Though Athaliah claimed Jehoash's coronation was treasonous, she was the one guilty of treason. Jehoash was a legitimate heir to the throne of Judah, but she was not since she was not a descendant of David but had married int...
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3:6 The marriage procession of King (or Prince) Solomon would have been unusually splendid, as this description portrays."The pomp and beauty of this procession were wholly appropriate in light of the event's significance. Th...
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