{"id":2160,"date":"2005-01-01T21:42:46","date_gmt":"2005-01-01T21:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2024-11-30T21:47:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:47:44","slug":"where-in-the-bible-did-a-jewish-woman-become-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-in-the-bible-did-a-jewish-woman-become-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Where in the Bible did a Jewish woman become queen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>What chapter in the Bible did a Jewish woman become queen?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Actually, Jewish queens are mentioned in several places.<\/p>\n<p>Athaliah made herself queen of Judah after her son&#8217;s death by killing all her grandsons (though she ended up missing one). See\u00a0II Kings 8:26;\u00a0II Kings 11:1-16;\u00a0II Chronicles 22:10-23:21.<\/p>\n<p>The book of Esther is about how a young Jewish woman became queen in the Medo-Persian empire. Take some time to read the book. It is short but very engaging.<\/p>\n<p>Bathsheba married King David and thus became a queen in Israel (II Samuel 11:17;\u00a0I Kings 1:11). Another woman mentioned by name as being queen mother was Maacah (I Kings 15:13). Other queen mothers are mentioned, though not by name.<\/p>\n<p>The book of Song of Solomon is about a young Israelite woman who marries King Solomon. She is not mentioned by name. You can use the study guide,\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-greatest-love-song-written-a-study-of-the-song-of-solomon\/\">The Greatest Love Song Written<\/a><\/i>, to learn more about this woman&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: What chapter in the Bible did a Jewish woman become queen? Answer: Actually, Jewish queens are mentioned in several places. Athaliah made herself queen of Judah after her son&#8217;s death by killing all her grandsons (though she ended up missing one). See\u00a0II Kings 8:26;\u00a0II Kings 11:1-16;\u00a0II Chronicles 22:10-23:21. The book of Esther is about&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[279,79],"class_list":["post-2160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-history","tag-women"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20226,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-the-famine-mentioned-in-ii-kings-81-the-same-famine-mentioned-in-ii-kings-624-31\/","url_meta":{"origin":2160,"position":0},"title":"Was the famine mentioned in II Kings 8:1 the same famine mentioned in II Kings 6:24-31?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 21, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Was the famine in II Kings 8:1 the same famine as in Samaria in II Kings 6:24-31? 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Moses' wife, who was from Cush (Numbers 12:1) An unnamed Cushite runner (II Samuel 18:21) Tirhakah king of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16250,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-a-woman-head-the-government\/","url_meta":{"origin":2160,"position":3},"title":"Should a woman head the government?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 5, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I've perused your answered question section, and though this \"Does I Timothy 2:11-12 only apply to the assembly?\" answer touches on the subject somewhat, it doesn't specifically address a question I have. What do you think the Bible's teaching is on whether women can participate in government? With figures\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27790,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-was-the-name-of-the-son-of-the-shunammite\/","url_meta":{"origin":2160,"position":4},"title":"What was the name of the son of the Shunammite?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What was the boy's name in II Kings who died and then sneezed seven times? Answer: The Shunammite woman is mentioned in II Kings 4:8-37 and II Kings 8:1-6 and she is never referred to by name, nor is the name of her husband or son given. 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