2 Reis 11:3

3 Seis anos ele ficou escondido com ela no templo do SENHOR, enquanto Atalia governava o país.

2 Reis 11:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:3

And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years,
&c.] In the temple; not in the holy of holies, as Jarchi, but in a chamber of the priests and Levites, of which there were several in a temple, as Kimchi, and others; and the husband of Jehosheba, being high priest, had one of them for his own use; and here the child was hid six years, so that he was but a year old when he was first taken and preserved, for he was made king when seven years of age, ( 2 Kings 11:21 ) ,

and Athaliah did reign over the land;
the only instance we hear of a woman reigning in Israel, and this was not by right, but by usurpation; and so, according to the Jewish canons, a woman might not rule; which thus runs ^F1, they do not set a woman in the kingdom, as it is said, ( Deuteronomy 17:15 ) , "a king over them", not a queen; and so, in all places of power and authority in Israel, they put in them none but a man.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 Maimon. Hilchot Melachim, c. 1. sect. 5.

2 Reis 11:3 In-Context

1 Quando Atalia, mãe de Acazias, soube que seu filho estava morto, mandou matar toda a família real.

2 Mas Jeoseba, filha do rei Jeorão e irmã de Acazias, pegou Joás, um dos filhos do rei que iam ser assassinados, e o colocou num quarto, com a sua ama, para escondê-lo de Atalia; assim ele não foi morto.

3 Seis anos ele ficou escondido com ela no templo do SENHOR, enquanto Atalia governava o país.

4 No sétimo ano, o sacerdote Joiada mandou chamar à sua presença no templo do SENHOR os líderes dos batalhões de cem dos cários. e dos guardas. E fez um acordo com eles no templo do SENHOR, com juramento. Depois lhes mostrou o filho do rei

5 e lhes ordenou: “Vocês vão fazer o seguinte: Quando entrarem de serviço no sábado, uma companhia ficará de guarda no palácio real;