Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place. New Living Translation But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king. English Standard Version But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. New American Standard Bible Then the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. NASB 1995 Then 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. NASB 1977 Then 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. Legacy Standard Bible Then the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. Amplified Bible Then the people of the land [of Judah] killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. Christian Standard Bible The common people killed all who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the common people executed all those who had conspired against King Amon and made his son Josiah king in his place. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the people of the land killed all who rebelled against King Amon, and the people of the land made Yoshiah his son king after him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the people of the land slew all that had conspired against king Amos; and the people of the land made Josias king in his room. Douay-Rheims Bible But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amen: and made Josias his son their king in his stead. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the people of the land killed everyone who had plotted against King Amon. They made his son Josiah king in his place. Good News Translation The people of Judah killed Amon's assassins and made his son Josiah king. International Standard Version But afterward, the people of the land executed everyone who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land installed his son Josiah to be king in his place. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and the people of the land strike all those conspiring against King Amon, and the people of the land cause his son Josiah to reign in his stead. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible but the people of the land then slew all who had plotted against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his stead. NET Bible The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. New Revised Standard Version But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in place of him. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Amon Reigns in Judah…23Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. 24But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. 25As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?… Cross References 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. 2 Kings 21:25 As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Jeremiah 1:2 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, Treasury of Scripture 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. the people of the land slew. 2 Kings 14:5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. made Josiah. 2 Kings 11:17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people. 2 Kings 14:21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 1 Samuel 11:15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. Jump to Previous Amon Cause Conspired Conspiring Design Josiah Josi'ah Killed Part Plotted Reign Slew Smote SteadJump to Next Amon Cause Conspired Conspiring Design Josiah Josi'ah Killed Part Plotted Reign Slew Smote Stead2 Kings 21 1. Manasseh's reign.3. His great idolatry. 10. His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah. 17. Amon succeeds him. 19. Amon's wicked reign. 23. He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, 26. Josiah is made king. (24)The people of the land.--Thenius thinks these are the militia, as in 2Kings 11:14; but in neither case does his opinion appear likely.Verse 24. - And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against King Amon. We certainly, therefore, cannot attribute Amon's murder to a popular reaction against his idolatries. Everything unites to prove that the foreign worships were in favor with the people at this period, and that the kings who patronized them were more generally popular than those who pursued the opposite course. And the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. The prestige of the house of David was still strong. The conspirators may have intended a change of dynasty; but the mass of the people could not contemplate with equanimity the occupation of the throne by a stranger - one not of David's house. They there, in a tumultuary manner, having punished the conspirators with death, sought out the true heir, and, having found him, though he was a boy of but eight years of age, placed him upon his father's throne (comp. 2 Chronicles 33:25). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But the peopleעַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land killed וַיַּךְ֙ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who had conspired הַקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים (haq·qō·šə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7194: To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Amon, אָמ֑וֹן (’ā·mō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 526: Amon -- 'masterworkman', three Israelites and they made his son בְנ֖וֹ (ḇə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Josiah יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2977: Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites king וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ (way·yam·lî·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in his place. תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (taḥ·tāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of Links 2 Kings 21:24 NIV2 Kings 21:24 NLT 2 Kings 21:24 ESV 2 Kings 21:24 NASB 2 Kings 21:24 KJV 2 Kings 21:24 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 21:24 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 21:24 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 21:24 French Bible 2 Kings 21:24 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 21:24 But the people of the land killed (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |