2 Kings

2 Kings 12:20–21

²⁰And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. ²¹His servants Jozabad^b son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer^c struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

Footnotes

b 12:21 Hebrew; LXX and Syriac Jozacar
c 12:21 Shomer is a variant of Shimrith; see 2 Chronicles 24:26|2CH 24:26.

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2 Kings 12:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the servants	עֲבָדָ֖יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
rose up	וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and formed	וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־	way·yiq·šə·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
a conspiracy	קָ֑שֶׁר	qā·šer	Noun - masculine singular	H7195 conspiracy
and killed	וַיַּכּוּ֙	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
at Beth-millo	מִלֹּ֖א	mil·lō	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1037 Beth-Millo
on the road down	הַיּוֹרֵ֥ד	hay·yō·w·rêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Silla	סִלָּֽא׃	sil·lā	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5538 Silla

2 Kings 12:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His servants	עֲבָדָיו֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Jozabad	וְיוֹזָבָ֣ד	wə·yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3107 Jozabad
son	בֶּן־	be·nō·ši-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shimeath	שִׁ֠מְעָת	šim·ʿāt̲	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8100 Shimath
and Jehozabad	וִיהוֹזָבָ֨ד	wî·hō·w·zā·ḇāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3075 Jehozabad
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shomer	שֹׁמֵ֤ר׀	šō·mêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7763 Shomer
struck him down	הִכֻּ֣הוּ	hik·ku·hū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and he died	וַיָּמֹ֔ת	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
And they buried	וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ	way·yiq·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6912 bury
him	אֹת֛וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his fathers	אֲבֹתָ֖יו	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
in the City	בְּעִ֣יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
of David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his son	בְנ֖וֹ	ḇə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֥ה	’ă·maṣ·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H558 Amatsjah
reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ	way·yim·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in his place	תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part

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2 Kings 12:20 2 Kings 14:5 · 2 Chronicles 24:24–27 · 2 Samuel 5:9 · Judges 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.