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2 Kings 14:19
And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the final days of King Amaziah’s reign, immediately following the reference to his chronicles and preceding the account of his body being returned to Jerusalem.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יִּקְשְׁרוּ (va/i.yik.she.Ru) translates as "and they conspired," working directly with the noun קֶ֛שֶׁר (Ke.sher), meaning "a conspiracy," to emphasize the coordinated nature of the plot against the king.
The thread — This narrative of palace conspiracy and assassination reappears in 2 Kings 12:20 with Joash’s servants, while the mention of Lachish connects to the earlier military campaigns recorded in Joshua 10:3 and Joshua 10:31.
Why it lands — The text states that conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, he fled to Lachish, and men were sent to kill him there. This sequence requires readers to observe how political rebellion functions through covert planning and targeted violence, terminating a reign without any recorded divine intervention or moral commentary in the immediate account.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
Cross-references
- Joshua 10:31 And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- 2 Kings 12:20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
- 2 Kings 15:10 Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:25 Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:30 Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 18:14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
- 2 Kings 18:17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- 2 Kings 21:23 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.