Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

And destroyed

Seed royal

Bible References

The mother

2 Kings 8:26
The son of twenty and two years was Ahaziah in his reigning.; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Athaliah, daughter of Omri, king of Israel
2 Kings 9:27
And Ahaziah king of Judah saw, and he will flee the way of the house of the garden. And Jehu will pursue after him, and he will say, Strike him also to the chariot in the ascent of Gur, which is with Ibleam. And he will flee to Megiddo, and die there.

And destroyed

Matthew 2:13
And they, having gone back, lo, the messenger of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child to destroy him.
Matthew 21:38
And the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.

Seed royal

2 Kings 25:25
And it will be in the seventh month, Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama of the seed of the kingdom, came, and ten men with him, and he will strike Gedaliah, and he will die, and the Jews and the Chaldees who were with him in Mizpeh.