daughter of Ahab and grandaughter of Omri (2KI 8:26, 2CH 22:2))
Lineage: Omri › Ahab › Athaliah
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athaliah_359 · deathYeartheographic/People.csv · record 3609d1b7c00789d28f38b767f225ee8659d444790ca4cd40d787577ed85de2220a2Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Joash · 845 BC Descendant |
2 20–45 years per generation |
c. 935 BC – 885 BC |
| Amaziah · 826 BC Descendant |
3 20–45 years per generation |
c. 961 BC – 886 BC |
| Hezekiah · 742 BC Descendant |
7 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1057 BC – 882 BC |
| Josiah · 649 BC Descendant |
10 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1099 BC – 849 BC |
| Jehoahaz · 633 BC Descendant |
11 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1128 BC – 853 BC |
| Jehoiakim · 635 BC Descendant |
11 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1130 BC – 855 BC |
| Zedekiah · 629 BC Descendant |
11 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1124 BC – 849 BC |
| Jehoiachin · 617 BC Descendant |
12 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1157 BC – 857 BC |
| Jesus Christ · 5 BC Descendant |
25 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1130 BC – 505 BC |
Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, became queen of Judah and ruled for six years before being overthrown (2Ki.8.26; 11:1-3, 13-14, 20; 2Ch.22.2, 10-12; 23:12-13, 21; 24:7).
Athaliah was the queen of Judah and the only woman to rule as a monarch in the kingdom's history. She was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel and married Jehoram, king of Judah. After the death of her son Ahaziah, Athaliah seized power and ordered the execution of all potential heirs to the throne, except for the infant Joash, who was hidden away by his aunt Jehosheba. Athaliah ruled Judah for six years, promoting the worship of Baal. In the seventh year, the priest Jehoiada orchestrated a coup, crowned Joash as king, and had Athaliah put to death. During her reign, Athaliah had used resources from the temple of the Lord to support the temple of Baal. Her story illustrates the negative influence of the house of Ahab on the kingdom of Judah and the consequences of forsaking the worship of the true God.
The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18), who “walked in the ways of the house of Ahab” (2 Chr. 21:6), called “daughter” of Omri (2 Kings 8:26). On the death of her husband and of her son Ahaziah, she resolved to seat herself on the vacant throne. She slew all Ahaziah’s children except Joash, the youngest (2 Kings 11:1, 2). After a reign of six years she was put to death in an insurrection (2 Kings 11:20; 2 Chr. 21:6; 22:10-12; 23:15), stirred up among the people in connection with Josiah’s being crowned as king.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Athaliah_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Athaliah@2Ki.8.26-2Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, athaliah_359)