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2 Chronicles 33:24
Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the assassination of King Amon immediately after noting his refusal to humble himself before the Lord and his continued increase in guilt. This event occurs at the conclusion of Amon’s two-year reign, marking the violent end of his rule.
The words — The text highlights וַ/יִּקְשְׁרוּ (va/i.yik.she.Ru), meaning "and they conspired," and בְּ/בֵיתֽ/וֹ (be./vei.T/o), meaning "in his own house." These terms specify the coordinated betrayal and the location of the regicide.
The thread — This pattern of court officials plotting regicide appears in 2 Samuel 4:5, 2 Kings 21:23, and 2 Chronicles 24:25. Each account documents subordinates turning against a ruler within his own residence.
Why it lands — The passage states that Amon’s servants executed him in his palace after his reign of unrepentant guilt. It requires the reader to observe how persistent defiance of divine authority precipitates immediate political collapse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 4:5 Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
- 2 Kings 21:23 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
- 2 Chronicles 24:25 And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
- 2 Chronicles 25:27 From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
- Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Romans 11:22 Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.