2 Kings 11:2

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But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

In other translations

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

Hebrew words

וַתִּקַּחvatikachand she tookH3947יְהוֹשֶׁבַעyehosheva'JehoshebaH3089בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323הַמֶּלֶךְ־hamelekh-the kingH4428יוֹרָםyoromJoramH3141אֲחוֹת'achot[the] sister ofH269אֲחַזְיָהוּ'achazyahuAhaziahH274אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹאָשׁyo'ashJoashH3101בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121אֲחַזְיָה'achazyahAhaziahH274וַתִּגְנֹבvatignoand she stoleH1589אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853מִתּוֹךְmitokhfrom amongH8432בְּנֵי־benei-[the] sons ofH1121הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428הַמּוּמָתִיםhamamotimwho were about to be put to deathH4191אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853מֵינִקְתּוֹmeiniktosuckling-nurse hisH3243בַּחֲדַרbachadarin [the] chamber ofH2315הַמִּטּוֹתhamitotthe bedsH4296וַיַּסְתִּרוּvaiyastiruand they hidH5641אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440עֲתַלְיָהוּ'atalyahuAthaliahH6271וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808הוּמָת׃humathe was put to deathH4191

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Ahaziah, Athaliah, Jehoram, Jehosheba, Joash (son of Ahaziah)

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