To what act of barbarity was Athaliah instigated when she saw that her son was dead, and by what means did Joash escape?
Have some of the most awful deeds of revenge ever recorded been perpetrated by women?
Whose daughter was Athaliah?
What transpired after Joash had been concealed six years, and whence did Jehoiada collect his abettors on this occasion ? 2 Chron. 23.1. 2.
What measures did he adopt in order to secure the coronation of the young king? v. 5—12.
To what was Athaliah excited by the noise and tumult of the people, what took place in her presence, and how did the affair terminate? V.13—16.
Was this a criminal rebellion against the government, or a just judgment of heaven?
What further steps did Jehoiada and the people take towards a general reformation in church and state?
Do the calamities of the house of Jehosaphat mentioned in this chapter appear to have been principally occasioned by his connecting himself with the house of Ahab?
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