There is a common character growing more prominent in each of these three stories.
In the story of Jehoram of Judah we meet her as a shadow without a name, the wife of the king, the daughter of Ahab (and we cannot help but wonder if she has something to do with the slaughter of the kings brothers).
In the story of the short reign of Ahaziah of Judah we meet her as the kings mother and chief adviser, her name is given as Athaliah and she is called the granddaughter of Omri. We wonder at the wisdom of sending the sole remaining Davidic heir to ride in battle with his uncle the King of Israel and are not surprised to hear of his untimely death.
In the third story she finds her true strength, slaying an entire nursery of princes, her own grandchildren, to seize the throne in Jerusalem and rule for six years as pretender.
But the cause of all this chaos may surprise you. Who is to blame for the quick collapse of the Southern Kingdom? A king who was, for the most part, a good man.
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