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2 Kings 12:21 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 12 · verse 21
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.2 Kings 12:21 · King James Version
2 Kings 12:21 in context
19And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
21For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehozabadYᵉhôwzâbâdJehozabad, the name of three IsraelitesH3075 →
- JozacharYôwzâkârJozacar, an IsraeliteH3108 →
- ShimeathShimʻathShimath, an AmmonitessH8100 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- ShomerShôwmêrShomer, the name of two IsraelitesH7763 →
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When Joash had revolted from God and become both an idolater and a persecutor the hand of the Lord went out against him, and his last state was worse than his first. I. His wealth and honour became an easy prey to his neighbours.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21