³⁰ He had seventy sons^(A) of his own, for he had many wives.

² “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.^(A)”

¹⁸ But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons^(A) on a single stone and have made Abimelek, the son of his female slave, king over the citizens of Shechem because he is related to you.

Athaliah and Joash^(A)

11 When Athaliah^(B) the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family.

² But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram^[a] and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash^(A) son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed.^(B)