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.
KJV
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut 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.
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.
and the people of the land smite all those conspiring against king Amon, and the people of the land cause Josiah his son to reign in his stead.
But the people of the land smote all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC