2 Kings 11:1

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

Cross-reference

2 Kings 9:27 Historical context

2 Kings 9:27 recounts Ahaziah's death at Jehu's hand — the event that triggers Athaliah's massacre in the main verse.

2 Kings 10:7 records Jehu slaughtering Ahab's seventy sons — another wholesale elimination of a royal house, mirroring Athaliah's act.

2 Kings 10:14 adds Jehu killing forty-two relatives of Ahaziah — further destruction of the royal family, similar to Athaliah's massacre.

2 Kings 12:1 reveals Joash survives and becomes king despite Athaliah's purge — the preservation of the Davidic line contrasting her destruction.

2 Kings 8:26 Historical context

2 Kings 8:26 identifies Athaliah as Ahaziah's mother, linking her to the royal line she later destroys.

2 Chronicles 22:10 gives a parallel account of Athaliah's massacre of the royal seed, with nearly identical wording.

Matthew 2:16 describes Herod's slaughter of infants — a direct antitype to Athaliah's massacre of the royal seed.

Judges 9:5 Parallel

Judges 9:5 describes Abimelech killing his seventy brothers to seize power — a direct parallel to Athaliah's slaughter of the royal heirs.

2 Chronicles 18:1 Historical context

2 Chronicles 18:1 explains Athaliah's entry into Judah's royal family via Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab — the background to her later coup.

2 Chronicles 24:7 Historical context

2 Chronicles 24:7 adds that Athaliah's sons plundered the temple — another example of her wickedness beyond the massacre.