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. Contemporary English Version Some of Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace. 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. Majority Standard Bible Then the servants of Amon conspired 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 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the servants of Amon conspire 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, Smith's Literal Translation And the servants of Amon will conspire against him, and they will kill the king in his house. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd his servants plotted against him, and slew the king in his own house. Catholic Public Domain Version And his servants undertook treachery against him. And they killed the king in his own house. New American Bible Officials of Amon plotted 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the servants of Amon conspired against him and slew him in his own house. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Servants of Amon rebelled against him, and they killed him in his house. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the servants of Amos conspired against him, and slew the king in his 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 Chronicles 33:24-25 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace. / But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. 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. 2 Kings 12:20-21 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. / His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place. 2 Kings 15:10 Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place. 2 Kings 15:25 Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place. 2 Kings 15:30 Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place. 2 Samuel 4:5-7 Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap. / They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away. / They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah. 2 Samuel 3:27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel. 2 Samuel 20:10 Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri. 1 Kings 16:9-10 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. / So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place. 1 Kings 15:27-28 Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city. / In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place. Matthew 23:35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— Matthew 21:38-39 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ / So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Mark 12:7-8 But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ / So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. 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. Then the servants of Amon This phrase introduces the key players in the unfolding drama. The term "servants" here refers to those who were in the service of King Amon, likely his officials or members of his court. In the Hebrew context, the word for "servants" (עֲבָדִים, avadim) can denote a range of roles from slaves to high-ranking officials. This highlights the internal betrayal and the discontent within Amon's own ranks. Historically, this reflects a period of instability and moral decline in Judah, as Amon continued the idolatrous practices of his father, Manasseh, which likely led to dissatisfaction and unrest among his people. conspired against him and killed the king in his palace 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) |