18. daughter of Ahab —Athaliah, through whose influence Jehoram introduced the worship of Baal and many other evils into the kingdom of Judah (see :- ). This apostasy would have led to the total extinction of the royal family in that kingdom, had it not been for the divine promise to David ( 2 Samuel 7:16 ). A national chastisement, however, was inflicted on Judah by the revolt of Edom, which, being hitherto governed by a tributary ruler ( 2 Kings 3:9 ; 1 Kings 22:47 ), erected the standard of independence ( 2 Chronicles 21:9 ). 2 Chronicles 21:9- : . AHAZIAH SUCCEEDS HIM. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-24" class="com-number"
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source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological