How many times is Athaliah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Athaliah appears 17 times in the King James Version, in 17 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Athaliah 17 times.
Athaliah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Athaliah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Athaliah | 17 | 17 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
What the name Athaliah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Athaliah as "the time of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Athaliah most
Athaliah appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (8), then 2 Kings (7) and 1 Chronicles (1).
First and last mention of Athaliah
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
Common questions
How many times is Athaliah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 17 of the 17 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Athaliah appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (8), then 2 Kings (7) and 1 Chronicles (1).
Where is Athaliah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 8:26: "Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel." The last is Ezra 8:7.
What does the name Athaliah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Athaliah as "the time of the Lord".
More word counts: Naaman, Shem, Ham, Japheth, Miriam, Hagar, Enoch, Lamech, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.