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2 Re 11:3

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3 E rimase nascosto con Jehosceba per sei anni nella casa dell’Eterno; intanto Athalia regnava sul paese.

2 Re 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Maimon. Hilchot Melachim, c. 1. sect. 5.
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2 Re 11:3 In-Context

1 Or quando Athalia, madre di Achazia, vide che il suo figliuolo era morto, si levò e distrusse tutta la stirpe reale.
2 Ma Jehosceba, figliuola del re Joram, sorella di Achazia, prese Joas, figliuolo di Achazia, lo trafugò di mezzo ai figliuoli del re ch’eran messi a morte, e lo pose con la sua balia nella camera dei letti; così fu nascosto alle ricerche d’Athalia, e non fu messo a morte.
3 E rimase nascosto con Jehosceba per sei anni nella casa dell’Eterno; intanto Athalia regnava sul paese.
4 Il settimo anno, Jehoiada mandò a chiamare i capi-centurie delle guardie del corpo e dei soldati, e li fece venire a sé nella casa dell’Eterno; fermò un patto con essi, fece loro prestar giuramento nella casa dell’Eterno, e mostrò loro il figliuolo del re.
5 Poi diede loro i suoi ordini, dicendo: "Ecco quello che voi farete: un terzo di quelli tra voi che entrano in servizio il giorno del sabato, starĂ  di guardia alla casa del re;
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