2 Kings 21:23
Strong's Lexicon
Then the servants
עַבְדֵֽי־ (‘aḇ·ḏê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

of Amon
אָמ֖וֹן (’ā·mō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 526: Amon = 'skilled workman' or 'master workman' 1) a king of Judah, son of Manasseh 2) a governor of Samaria 3) a descendant of a servant of Solomon

conspired
וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ (way·yiq·šə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7194: 1) to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, confine 1a2) to league together, conspire 1b) (Niphal) to be bound, be bound up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to bind on 1c2) to bind fast 1c3) to bind, tie 1c4) to bind to oneself 1d) (Pual) robust, vigorous (participle) 1e) (Hithpael) to conspire

against him
עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

and killed
וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ (way·yā·mî·ṯū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the king
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

in his palace.
בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

Young's Literal Translation
And the servants of Amon conspire 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.

New American Standard Bible
The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house.

King James Bible
And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
Parallel Verses
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.

New American Standard Bible
The servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his own house.

King James Bible
And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Amon's servants conspired against the king and killed him in his own house.

International Standard Version
Later on, Amon's staff conspired against him and killed the king inside his own home.

NET Bible
Amon's servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

American Standard Version
And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And the servants of Amon conspire against him, and put the king to death in his own house,
















Cross References
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 1:1
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 Kings 21:22
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.

2 Kings 21:21
And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

2 Kings 21:20
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.

2 Kings 21:24
And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

2 Kings 21:25
Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 21:26
And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
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