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2 Chronicles 33:25
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler writes for Judah’s returned community, documenting the immediate aftermath of King Amon’s palace assassination by his own officials.
The words — וַ/יַּכּוּ (va/i.ya.Ku) means "and they struck down," and הַ/קֹּֽשְׁרִ֖ים (ha./ko.she.Rim) denotes "those who had conspired."
The thread — The removal of regicides aligns with the scriptural principle that bloodshed demands accountability, as stated in Genesis 9:5, Numbers 35:31, and Numbers 35:33.
Why it lands — The passage records the land’s people executing the conspirators and crowning Josiah, requiring the reader to observe how political succession follows the elimination of those who violate the king’s life.
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The Hebrew words
King James 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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 9:5 And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
- Numbers 35:31 You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:33 Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
- 2 Chronicles 26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chronicles 34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.