2 Kings 12:20

2 Kings 12:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
• New International Version (NIV)His officials conspired against him and assassinated him at Beth Millo, on the road down to Silla.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the Millo, which goes down to Silla.

Context of 2 Kings 12:20

18So King Joash of Judah took all the gifts his ancestors Kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah of Judah, had dedicated to the Lord, the things he had dedicated to the Lord, and all the gold that could be found in the storerooms of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent these things to King Hazael of Aram, who called off the attack on Jerusalem. 19Isn’t everything else about Joash—everything he did—written in the official records of the kings of Judah? His own officials plotted against him and killed him at Beth Millo on the road that goes down to Silla. 21Joash’s officials Jozacar, son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad, son of Shomer, executed him. They buried him with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Amaziah succeeded him as king.

2 Kings 12:20 word by word

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־קָ֑שֶׁר וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־יוֹאָ֔שׁ בֵּ֥ית מִלֹּ֖א הַיּוֹרֵ֥ד סִלָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and madeקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• a conspiracyקֶ֫שֶׁרqesher · conspiracyH7195
• and slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• in the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of Milloבֵּית מִלּוֹאbêyth millô' bêyth millô' · Beth-milloH1037
• of Milloמִלּוֹאmillô' millô' · MilloH4407
• which goeth downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to Sillaסִלָּאsillâ' · SillaH5538

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:20

• 2 Kings 14:5As soon as he had a firm control over the kingdom, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the former king.
• 2 Chronicles 24:24The Aramean army had come with a small number of men, but the Lord handed Joash’s large army over to them because Joash’s soldiers had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. So the Arameans carried out ⌞the Lord’s⌟ judgment on Joash.
• 2 Chronicles 25:27After Amaziah turned away from the Lord, conspirators in Jerusalem plotted against him. Amaziah fled to Lachish, but they sent men to Lachish after him and killed him there.
• 2 Chronicles 33:24His officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace.
• Judges 9:6All the citizens from Shechem and Beth Millo united. They went to the oak tree that was still standing in Shechem and proclaimed Abimelech king.
• 2 Samuel 5:9David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city ⌞of Jerusalem⌟ around it from the Millo to the palace.
• 1 Kings 11:27This was the situation when he rebelled against the king: Solomon was building the Millo and repairing a break in the ⌞wall of⌟ the City of David.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The house of Millo - Was a royal palace, built by David; (see 2 Samuel 5:9;); and Silla is supposed to be the name of the road or causeway that led to it. Millo was situated between the old city of Jerusalem, and the city of David.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20A conspiracy - Compare the marginal reference Joash, either from a suspicion of intended treason, or from some other unknown cause, took up his abode in the fortress of Millo 1 Kings 9:24. This conspiracy was connected with religion. Soon after the death of Jehoiada, Joash had apostatised; had renewed the worship of Baal; and, despite of many prophetic warnings, had persisted in his evil courses, even commanding Zechariah to be slain when he rebuked them…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 Let us review the character of Jehoash, and consider what we may learn from it. When we see what a sad conclusion there was to so promising a beginning, it ought to make us seek into our spiritual declinings. If we know any thing of Christ as the foundation of our faith and hope, let us desire to know nothing but Christ. May the work of the blessed Spirit on our souls be manifest; may we see, feel, and be earnest, in seeking after Jesus in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Beth-millo: This area was on a ridge of the eastern hill of Jerusalem, called the City of David. Solomon built supporting terraces there (1 Kings 9:15). The road to Silla is not known from other sources.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. his servants arose ... and slew Joash in the house of Millo--(See on 2Ch 24:25).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:20

• Assassination
• Citizens
• Conspiracy
• Homicide
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joash
• Millo
• Regicide
• Servant
• Silla

In the dictionaries

• Joash
• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Silla
• Confederate; Confederacy
• Crime; Crimes
• Israel, History of
• Jerusalem
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 2 Kings 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings