Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated the king in his palace. New Living Translation Then Amon’s own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. English Standard Version And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. Berean Standard Bible Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. King James Bible And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. New King James Version Then the servants of Amon conspired against him, and killed the king in his own house. New American Standard Bible And the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. NASB 1995 The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. NASB 1977 And the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house. Legacy Standard Bible Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his own house. Amplified Bible But the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house (palace). Christian Standard Bible Amon’s servants conspired against him and put the king to death in his own house. Holman Christian Standard Bible Amon’s servants conspired against the king and killed him in his own house. American Standard Version And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Servants of Amon rebelled against him, and they killed him in his house. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the servants of Amos conspired against him, and slew the king in his house. Contemporary English Version Some of Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace. Douay-Rheims Bible And his servants plotted against him, and slew the king in his own house. English Revised Version And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. GOD'S WORD® Translation Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace. Good News Translation Amon's officials plotted against him and assassinated him in the palace. International Standard Version Later on, Amon's staff conspired against him and killed the king inside his own home. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. Literal Standard Version And the servants of Amon conspire against him, and put the king to death in his own house, Majority Standard Bible Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. New American Bible Officials of Amon plotted against him and killed the king in his palace, NET Bible Amon's servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. New Revised Standard Version The servants of Amon conspired against him, and killed the king in his house. New Heart English Bible The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. Webster's Bible Translation And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. World English Bible The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. Young's Literal Translation And the servants of Amon conspire against him, and put the king to death in his own house, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Amon Reigns in Judah…22He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD. 23Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. 24But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.… Cross References 2 Kings 12:20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. 2 Kings 14:19 And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there. Treasury of Scripture And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. A. 2 Kings 12:20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 2 Kings 14:19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. 2 Kings 15:25,30 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room… Jump to Previous Amon Amon's Assassinated Conspire Conspired Death Design House Killed Officials Palace Secret Servants SlewJump to Next Amon Amon's Assassinated Conspire Conspired Death Design House Killed Officials Palace Secret Servants Slew2 Kings 21 1. Manasseh's reign.3. His great idolatry. 10. His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah. 17. Amon succeeds him. 19. Amon's wicked reign. 23. He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, 26. Josiah is made king. (23) The servants of Amon--i.e., according to the common use of the phrase, his courtiers or palace officials. Nothing further is known of the circumstances of the murder. For a conjecture, see 2Chronicles 33:25.Verse 23. - And the servants of Amon - i.e. his attendants, the officers of his court - conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. Conspiracies in the palace, frequent in Israel (see 1 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 9:32-37; 2 Kings 11:10, 25, 30), were not unknown in Judah (see 2 Kings 12:21). They naturally arose from various causes, as insults, injuries, hopes of advantage, ambition, etc. Where, as in the present case, no clue is given, it is idle to conjecture the motives by which the conspirators were actuated. Religious motives can scarcely have come into play. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the servantsעַבְדֵֽי־ (‘aḇ·ḏê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant of Amon אָמ֖וֹן (’ā·mō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 526: Amon -- 'masterworkman', three Israelites conspired וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ (way·yiq·šə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league against him עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and killed וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ (way·yā·mî·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king in his palace. בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 2 Kings 21:23 NIV2 Kings 21:23 NLT 2 Kings 21:23 ESV 2 Kings 21:23 NASB 2 Kings 21:23 KJV 2 Kings 21:23 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 21:23 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 21:23 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 21:23 French Bible 2 Kings 21:23 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 21:23 The servants of Amon conspired against him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |