The Bible In Paintings, #152: BOY KING JOASH, DEAD QUEEN ATHALIA

Bing Images ^ | c.2200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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BOY
KING
JOASH,
DEAD
QUEEN
ATHALIA

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2^ND
K I N G S
11
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible


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4 In the seventh year Jehoiada sent for the commanders of units of a hundred, the Carites and the guards and had them brought to him at the temple of the Lord. He made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the temple of the Lord. Then he showed them the king’s son. 5 He commanded them, saying, “This is what you are to do: You who are in the three companies that are going on duty on the Sabbath—a third of you guarding the royal palace, 6 a third at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guard, who take turns guarding the temple— 7 and you who are in the other two companies that normally go off Sabbath duty are all to guard the temple for the king. 8 Station yourselves around the king, each of you with weapon in hand. Anyone who approaches your ranks is to be put to death. Stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

9 The commanders of units of a hundred did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. 10 Then he gave the commanders the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of the Lord. 11 The guards, each with weapon in hand, stationed themselves around the king.

12 Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!”

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by C.F. VOS
"The Boy Joash Crowned King"

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by Francesco Hayez, 1860
"The Coronation of Joash"

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13 When Athaliah heard the noise made by the guards and the people, she went to the people at the temple of the Lord. 14 She looked and there was the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her robes and called out, “Treason! Treason!”

15 Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of units of a hundred, who were in charge of the troops: “Bring her out between the ranks and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the temple of the Lord.” 16 So they seized her as she reached the place where the horses enter the palace grounds, and there she was put to death.

17 Jehoiada then made a covenant between the Lord and the king and people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. 18 All the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

Then Jehoiada the priest posted guards at the temple of the Lord. 19 The king then took his place on the royal throne. 20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.

21 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.

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by ANTOINE COYPEL
"Athaliah Expelled from the Temple"

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by EDWARD BIRD
"Proclaiming Joash King"
See detail below

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by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Athaliah is Murdered Even as Joash is Crowned"

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by SOLOMON ALEXANDER HART
"Athaliah's Dismay at the Coronation of Joash"
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by GUSTAV DORÉ
"The Death of Athaliah"

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(left) "Athalia Orders the Massacre"
(right) "Athalia Is Stoned"

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by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO, 1480
"Queen Athalia Is Dragged"

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

Joash, Boy King

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 151 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

A r t Q u a l i t y

The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.

Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!

P a c i n g

The pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).

Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?

The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year's viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: "Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast." Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I've ever spent (I don't recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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P r e s e n t e d . . F o r . . Y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[Red Badger]

Athalia was never ‘Queen’, she was a usurper, like some other people we know, even unto this today...........

[left that other site]

Good Morning!

I like the woodcut(?) #2. The little boy’s face is priceless.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Besides her underhanded self-coronation, God never specifically permitted a female monarch—only a king, and grudgingly.

[Hebrews 11:6]

There is much to like in that one. Imagine being crowned in public at that age—it would put an expression on your face, for sure.

[left that other site]

In some churches, the “Age of Understanding” (presumably understanding the difference between Good and Evil) is seven. However, some people live their entire life without achieving that milestone.

Like Athalia.

[Red Badger]

True, but He allowed female Judges, so a female monarch is not out of the realm of possibility. After all, the Jewish heritage is traced through the mothers line...........

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However, some people

Should I take that personally?

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Are you working your way toward Mary as Queen of Heaven?

[Red Badger]

No!..................

[etabeta]

Only in the miniature #22, we see her stoned to death. Preference #18, I see arrogance, or maybe fear,in her wicked face and her clenched fists as she sees the advancing crowd. Justice is served, Athalia!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I've been posting William Brassey Hole's works for months now whenever I've run across them, but a week ago I spotted this compilation of his enormous body of excellent biblical works. Having now seen all of them, in my mind he now ranks with Doré, Rembrandt and Tissot as the giants of Bible art.

[left that other site]

H-— No!

LOL!

[Hebrews 11:6]

If you do not stand firm in your self-esteem, you will not go to hell at all.

[etabeta]

WBH is another painter who, armed with camera and paints, spent time in the Middle East to study the landscape, the people and costumes for his Biblical series. An accomplished painter, well known in the U.K. art circles.

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spent time in the Middle East to study the landscape, the people and costumes for his Biblical series

As did Tissot. I find that to be extremely impressive, in a Colossians 3:17 kind of way. I and all of Christendom--indeed, including the to-be-saved--are distinctly in their debt.

[jjotto]

Fun fact: 2 Chronicles records the priest Jehoiada lived to be 130 years old!

[Hebrews 11:6]

They just don’t make them like they used to. Since the Flood, we’re all designed for planned obsolescence.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Joash anticipated Josiah, who was 8 when he began to reign.

Sadly, the rest of Joash’s reign doesn’t go as well.

Athaliah seems shocked to be replaced. She should know better since several of Israel’s kings were killed in office. This suggests she was surrounded by sycophants and never realized how unpopular she was.