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Jehosheba, Ahaziah’s sister, takes infant Joash and his nurse into a hidden bedchamber beyond Athaliah’s reach.
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2 Kings 11:2

The child hidden

The Hidden Heir and the Covenant · 2 Kings 11

Story guide: Jehosheba slips the infant Joash and his nurse beyond the queen’s grasp.

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2But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being put to death. She took him and his wet nurse into a bedroom, and they hid him from Athaliah, so he was not put to death.

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