2 Chronicles 25:27
in 2 Chronicles 25From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Jehovah they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
KJV
Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 25
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
After the time ... - The writer means that the violent death of Amaziah followed on his apostasy, not closely in point of time - for it must have been at least 15 years after 2Ch 25:25 - nor as, humanly speaking, caused by it; but, in the way of a divine judgment, his death was a complete fulfillment of the prophecy of 2Ch 25:16.
This site's exposition
did turn away from following the Lord
on 2 Chronicles 25:27-28
The conspiracy, the flight to Lachish and the killing there parallel 2 Kings 14:19-20, already built in full at that chapter. Chronicles frames the death with its own hinge phrase, after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord, naming the turn from the Lord as the reason a king who reigned twenty nine years still died by conspiracy. The body brought home on horses for burial with his fathers closes a life the prophet had already summed up at verse 16.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the L ORD , but not with a perfect heart. 3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
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) the hearts of his subjects departed from him, and they began to form a design against him in Jerusalem. It is probable they were exasperated against him more for his rashly engaging in a war against Israel than for his worshipping the gods of Edom.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Made a conspiracy - He no doubt became very unpopular after having lost the battle with the Israelites; the consequence of which was the dismantling of Jerusalem, and the seizure of the royal treasures, with several other evils. It is likely that the last fifteen years of his reign were greatly embittered: so that, finding the royal city to be no place of safety, he endeavored to secure himself at Lachish; but all in vain, for thither his murderers pursued him; and he who forsook the Lord was forsaken by every friend, perished in his gainsaying, and came to an untimely end.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֵעֵ֗ת | umeet | and from [the] time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | when | H834 → | 5497 times |
| סָ֤ר | sar | he turned aside | H5493 → | 299 times |
| אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ | ʾamatzyahu | Amaziah | H558 → | 40 times |
| מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י | meacharei | from after | H310 → | 715 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ | vaiyiksheru | and people conspired | H7194 → | 44 times |
| עָלָ֥יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| קֶ֛שֶׁר | kesher | a conspiracy | H7195 → | 16 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיָּ֣נָס | vaiyanos | and he fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| לָכִ֑ישָׁה | lakhishah | Lachish towards | H3923 → | 24 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ | vaiyishlechu | and they sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אַחֲרָיו֙ | ʾacharav | after him | H310 → | 715 times |
| לָכִ֔ישָׁה | lakhishah | Lachish towards | H3923 → | 24 times |
| וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ | vaymituhu | and they put to death him | H4191 → | 839 times |
| שָֽׁם׃ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וּמֵעֵ֗תand from [the] time
umeetH6256 →296 times
אֲשֶׁר־when
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
סָ֤רhe turned aside
sarH5493 →299 times
אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙Amaziah
ʾamatzyahuH558 →40 times
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יfrom after
meachareiH310 →715 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּand people conspired
vaiyiksheruH7194 →44 times
עָלָ֥יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
קֶ֛שֶׁרa conspiracy
kesherH7195 →16 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיָּ֣נָסand he fled
vaiyanosH5127 →159 times
לָכִ֑ישָׁהLachish towards
lakhishahH3923 →24 times
וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּand they sent
vaiyishlechuH7971 →845 times
אַחֲרָיו֙after him
ʾacharavH310 →715 times
לָכִ֔ישָׁהLachish towards
lakhishahH3923 →24 times
וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּand they put to death him
vaymituhuH4191 →839 times
שָֽׁם׃there
shamH8033 →834 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him,…
it leads to
- James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- 2 Chronicles 24:20
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments…
- 2 Chronicles 15:4
But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
- Jeremiah 29:12–14
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- James 4:8
Through
Joshua 10:31And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
it leads to
- Joshua 10:3
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 10:3
Through
2 Chronicles 24:25And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 24:21–22
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 28:27
And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his…
- 2 Chronicles 24:21–22
About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceShephelahLachishJudah's second city, besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC, its siege carved on the walls of his palace at Nineveh and confirmed in th…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
