II Kings 11:1-3

II Kings 11:1-3 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. Ahaziah was a wicked king and God removed him from his throne. When Jehu shot Joram in the back as he fled, the soldiers took out after Ahaziah as well. They injured him such that he dids and his body was taken back to Jerusalem to be buried in the family tomb. When his mother saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to take over in his place. Queen Athaliah ordered her soldiers to kill all of her grandchildren, nieces and nephews - absolutely anyone who had any claim to the throne. She was a wicked woman and God’s priest, Jehoiada, knew she was bad. But there wasn’t much that he could do - not just yet. Queen Athaliah’s daughter-in-law, Jehosheba, rescued one of her baby nephews from the murderous soldiers and Jehoiada hid him in the Temple. They couldn’t stop Athaliah’s rampage, but they did what they could. They rescued little baby Joash and prayed to the Lord in heaven for safety - for them and for him. And God granted their request. God watched over little Joash for the next six years and blessed the faithfulness of Jehosheba and Jehoiada.