Christian Commonwealth 2 Kings 11:1-21 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.… A wicked mother left behind her a wicked daughter. What else could be expected but that the demoniac Jezebel should be reflected and repeated, so far as character and conduct were concerned, in her daughter Athaliah? How very often such a malign succession is seen! Henry VIII. was terribly given to executing any of his subjects who opposed him. His elder daughter, Queen Mary, led the awful persecution against Protestants in which so many martyrs were burned, including Bishops Ridley, Hooper, Latimer, and Archbishop Cranmer. Had she had a gentler father her disposition might have been more merciful. (Christian Commonwealth.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. |
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