2 Kings 21:23

King James Version:

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Amon's servants conspired against him and put the king to death in his own palace.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And the servants{H5650} of Amon{H526} conspired{H7194} against him, and slew{H4191} the king{H4428} in his own house{H1004}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 12:20

  • And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

2 Chronicles 33:24

  • And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

2 Chronicles 33:25

  • But 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.

2 Kings 14:19

  • Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

1 Kings 16:9

  • And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of [his] house in Tirzah.

2 Kings 15:25

  • But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

2 Kings 15:30

  • And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

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Commentary for 2 Kings 21:23

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5650
    There are 714 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶבֶד
    Transliteration: ʻebed
    Pronunciation: eh'-bed
    Description: from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
  2. Strong's Number: H526
    There are 229 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמוֹן
    Transliteration: ʼÂmôwn
    Pronunciation: aw-mone'
    Description: the same as אָמוֹן; Amon, the name of three Israelites; Amon.
  3. Strong's Number: H7194
    There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָשַׁר
    Transliteration: qâshar
    Pronunciation: kaw-shar'
    Description: a primitive root; to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league); bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).
  4. Strong's Number: H4191
    There are 694 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוּת
    Transliteration: mûwth
    Pronunciation: mooth
    Description: a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
  5. Strong's Number: H4428
    There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  6. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).