2 Kings 11:2
“But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.”
What does 2 Kings 11:2 mean?
In a moment of royal violence, a courageous woman named Jehosheba rescued her young nephew Joash when his grandmother Athaliah executed most of the royal family to seize the throne. She smuggled the child and his nurse into hiding within the temple, where they stayed safely out of reach for six years while Athaliah ruled. This quiet act of bravery preserved the line of King David and set the stage for Joash's eventual restoration to the throne when he came of age. It's a reminder that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is protect the vulnerable in our care, even when doing so requires real risk and sacrifice.