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2 Kings 12:21
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the conclusion of King Joash’s reign in Judah immediately following his assassination by his own officials. This account closes the chapter on his rule by detailing his burial and dynastic succession.
The words — עֲבָדָי/וּ (avadayv) literally means “his servants,” identifying the conspirators as royal officials. הִכֻּהוּ (hikkuhu) translates as “they struck him down,” describing the fatal act that ended Joash’s life.
The thread — 2 Kings 14:1 confirms Amaziah’s succession in the second year of Jehoash of Israel. 2 Chronicles 24:26 expands the conspiracy by naming the conspirators as Zabad and Jehozabad, specifying their foreign mothers.
Why it lands — The text states that royal officials carried out the assassination and that Joash received a royal burial in the City of David. It asks the reader to observe how dynastic succession proceeds through established burial sites and documented lineage rather than through the circumstances of a ruler’s death.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 14:1 In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 24:26 Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.