 After her husband died, Athaliah's son Ahaziah came to the throne of Judah, but he reigned for only a year before being killed.When he died, Athaliah usurped the throne and ruled as Queen of Judah for six years.In an attempt to consolidate her position, she ordered all the royal house of Judah to be put to death, but unbeknownst to her, Jehosheba, Ahaziah's sister, managed to rescue from the purge one of Athaliah's grandsons with Jehoram of Judah, named Jehoash, who was only one year old.