2 Kings 21:23 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 21:23

Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

BSB

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ASV

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Apostolic Constitutions

CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES 2.23 (380)

There is no sin more grievous than idolatry, for it is an impiety against God, and yet even this sin has been forgiven, on sincere repentance. But if anyone sins in direct opposition and on purpose to try whether God will punish the wicked or not, such a one shall have no remission, although he says to himself, "All is well, and I will walk according to the customs of my evil heart." Such a one was Amon the son of Manasseh.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

His servants, who should have guarded him, murdered him; 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 those were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

This conspiracy may have been due to the popular reaction against the extreme idolatry which the young king had established.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ	vai.yik.she.Ru	and they conspired	H7194 →
עַבְדֵֽי־	'av.dei-	[the] servants of	H5650 →
אָמ֖וֹן	'a.Mon	Amon	H526 →
עָלָ֑יו	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ	vai.ya.Mi.tu	and they killed	H4191 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃	be.vei.To	in own house his	H1004 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 15:27
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.
leads to
- 1 Kings 14:14
  Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
- Joshua 19:44
  Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- Joshua 21:23
  From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
- 1 Kings 16:9
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 16:15
  In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
Through
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.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 24:24–27
  Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was…
- 2 Kings 14:5
  As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
- Judges 9:6
  Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

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06About 2 Kings

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About 2 Kings