The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
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The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
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And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
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And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 21:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 12:20 His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
- 2 Kings 14:19 They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.
- 2 Chronicles 33:24-25 His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house. But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
- 1 Kings 16:9 His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;
- 2 Kings 15:25 Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:30 Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, attacked him, killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 21:23 And the servants of Amon conspired against…
2Ki 21:23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
Ver. 23. And the servants of Amon conspired.] Probably these had corrupted him as another Joash. {2Ki 12:20-21}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the servants of Amon conspired against him,.... Some…
And the servants of Amon conspired against him,.... Some of his domestic servants, and perhaps his courtiers, not on account of his idolatry, but for some ill usage of them:
and slew the king in his own house: which they had an opportunity to do, being his servants.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. The servants of Amon conspired] What their…
Verse 23. The servants of Amon conspired] What their reason was for slaying their king we cannot tell. It does not seem to have been a popular act, for the people of the land rose up and slew the regicides. We hear enough of this man when we hear that he was as bad as his father was in the beginning of his reign, but did not copy his father's repentance.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 21:23. The servants of Amon conspired against him…
2Ki 21:23. The servants of Amon conspired against him — He having rebelled against God, his own servants rose up against him, and slew him when he had reigned only two years; and his own house, that should have been his castle of defence, was the place of his execution. He had profaned God’s house with his idols, and now God suffered his own house to be polluted with his blood. How unrighteous soever they were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain This conspiracy may have been due to the popular…
This conspiracy may have been due to the popular reaction against the extreme idolatry which the young king had established.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. The servants of Amon — Probably his court-attendants.…
23. The servants of Amon — Probably his court-attendants. For what reason they conspired against him is at present only a matter of conjecture.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. the servants of Amon conspired against him] The…
23. the servants of Amon conspired against him] The servants must be the court officers who were close about the king. The place where he was killed, ‘his own house’, shews this, and the present destruction of Amon’s murderers by ‘the people of the land’ proves that it was no popular movement against the king, but only some private intrigue. The people also shewed their attachment to the house of David by immediately placing Amon’s son, Josiah, on the throne.
and slew the king] R.V. put the king to death. The change is made to shew that the word is not the same as that translated ‘slew’ in the next verse.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) The servants of Amon—i.e., according to the common…
(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 2Ch_33:25.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the servants of Amoni.e. his attendants, the officers…
And the servants of Amoni.e. his attendants, the officers of his courtconspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. Conspiracies in the palace, frequent in Israel (see 1Ki_16:9; 2Ki_9:32-37 2Ki_11:10, 2Ki 11:25, 2Ki 11:30) were not unknown in Judah. (see 2Ki_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.
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