What Does 2 Kings 11:1 Mean?

“And when Athaliah”

athaljah, the name of an israelitess and two israelites

“the mother”

a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])

“of Ahaziah”

achazjah, the name of a jewish and an israelite king

“saw”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“was dead”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

“that her son”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“she arose”

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

“and destroyed”

properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“all the seed”

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

“royal”

dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)