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Athaliah (; ; (ギリシア語:Γοθολια); (ラテン語:Athalia))〔http://mlbible.com/2_kings/11-1.htm〕 was queen consort of Judah as the wife of King Jehoram, a descendant of King David, and later queen regnant for six years. William F. Albright has dated her reign to 842–837 BCE, while Edwin R. Thiele in the third edition of his ''magnum opus'' dates her reign from 842/841 to 836/835 BCE.〔Edwin R. Thiele, ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'' (3rd ed.; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983).〕 However, a starting date of 842/841 for Athaliah is one year before the date of 841/840 that Thiele gave for the death of her son, Ahaziah,〔 a conflict that Thiele never resolved. The present article accepts the one-year adjustment to Thiele's dates for Ahaziah given by later scholars that is explained in the Rehoboam and Ahaziah articles, thereby reconciling Thiele's dates for Athaliah with those of her predecessor. These dates are also compatible with cross-synchronisms between Ahaziah and Athaliah and the northern kingdom. ==Reign== Athaliah is usually considered the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel. Athaliah was married to Jehoram of Judah to seal a treaty between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and to secure his position Jehoram killed his six brothers.〔("Jehoram". ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' )〕 Jehoram became king of Judah in the fifth year of Jehoram of Israel's reign. () Jehoram of Israel was Athaliah's brother (or possibly nephew). Jehoram of Judah reigned for eight years, and actively promoted the worship of YHWH in Judah, but tolerated Athaliah's worship of Baal. Jehoram's rule of Judah was shaky. Edom revolted, and he was forced to acknowledge their independence.〔(Platts, John. ''A New Universal Biography'', Vol.I, p.156, Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1825 )〕 A raid by Philistines, Arabs and Ethiopians looted the king's house, and carried off all of his family except for their youngest son, Ahaziah. After Jehoram's death, Ahaziah became king of Judah, and Athaliah was queen mother. Ahaziah reigned for one year from the age of 22 () and was killed during a state visit to Israel along with Jehoram of Israel. Jehu assassinated them both in Yahweh's name and became king of Israel. He had Athaliah's entire extended family in Israel put to death, ending the Omri dynasty in Israel. For her part, Athaliah seized the throne of Judah and ordered the execution of all possible claimants to the throne,〔(Brenner, Athalya. "Athaliah", Jewish Women's Archive )〕 including the remnant of her Omri dynasty. However, Jehosheba, Ahaziah's sister, managed to rescue from the purge one of Athaliah's grandsons with Jehoram of Judah, named Jehoash, who was only one year old. Jehoash was raised in secret by Jehosheba's husband, a priest named Jehoiada. As queen, Athaliah used her power to establish the worship of Baal in Judah. Six years later, Athaliah was surprised when Jehoiada revealed that Jehoash lived and proclaimed him king of Judah. She rushed to stop the rebellion, but was captured and executed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Athaliah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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