2 Chronicles 33:24

And when his servants had conspired against him, they killed him in his own house.

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In The King James Version

And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

In Context

23But he did not turn his face to the Lord, as his father Manasseh had turned himself. And he sinned much more grievously.

25But the rest of the multitude of the people, having slain those who had struck down Amon, appointed his son, Josiah, as king in his place.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:6Whoever will shed human blood, his blood will be poured out. For man was indeed made to the image of God.

2 Kings 21:23And his servants undertook treachery against him. And they killed the king in his own house.

2 Chronicles 24:25And upon departing, they left him greatly debilitated. Then his servants rose up against him, in vengeance for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest. And they killed him on his bed, and he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but not in the sepulchers of the kings.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 33:22-25

The Reign and Death of Amon. ( b. c. 641.) 21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 23 And humbled not himself before the Lord , as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own… Read the whole commentary →

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