Joash, the ninth king of Judah, was only one year old when his father, King Ahaziah, died. Ahaziah’s mother, Athaliah, saw her chance to seize the throne for herself. She quickly killed all of her ...

This woodcut by French artist Gustave Dore (1832-1883) shows Queen Athaliah of Judah being executed by palace guards to clear the young Joash’s ascension to the throne. Athaliah ruled the southern ...

Aug. 13—The only woman to rule ancient Judah was Athaliah, who may have been the daughter of the wicked King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Queen from 841 to 836 B.C., Athaliah left a baleful record of idol ...