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 Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred offerings that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had consecrated, and his own sacred offerings, and all the gold that was found among the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then he withdrew from Jerusalem. 19Now as for the rest of the acts of Joash and everything that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And his servants rose up and formed a conspiracy; and they struck and killed Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla. 21For Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Amaziah became king in his place.

2 Kings 12:20 word by word

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

• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• roseקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• and formedקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• a conspiracyקֶ֫שֶׁרqesher · conspiracyH7195
• struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Joashיְהוֹאָשׁyehô'âsh · JehoashH3060
• the houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• of Milloמִלּוֹאmillô' millô' · MilloH4407
• goingיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to Sillaסִלָּאsillâ' · SillaH5538

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:20

• 2 Kings 14:5Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his hand, that he killed his servants who had killed the king, his father.
• 2 Chronicles 24:24Indeed, the army of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet the Lord handed a very great army over to them, because Judah and Joash had abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash.
• 2 Chronicles 25:27From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord they conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent men after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
• 2 Chronicles 33:24Finally, his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his own house.
• Judges 9:6All the leaders of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the memorial stone which was in Shechem.
• 2 Samuel 5:9So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
• 1 Kings 11:27Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father 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