2 Kings 12:20

And his servants arose and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash, in the house of Millo which teeth down to Silla.

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In The King James Version

And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

In Context

19Now, the rest of the story of Joash, and all that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

21Yea, Jozabar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, that he died, and he was buried with his fathers, in the city of David,—and, Amaziah his son, reigned in his stead.

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Cross References

Judges 9:6Then were gathered together all the owners of Shechem, and all the house of Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king,—by the oak of the pillar, that was in Shechem.

1 Kings 11:27And, this, was the cause that he lifted up a hand against the king,—Solomon, built Millo, he closed up of the of David his father. the breach city

2 Kings 8:23Now, the rest of the story of Joram, and all that he did, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

2 Chronicles 24:24Although, with a comparatively few men, came the force of Syria, yet, Yahweh, delivered into their hand an exceeding large force,—because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers,—and, upon Joash, executed they judgments.

2 Chronicles 33:24And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death, in his own house.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:18-21

Death of Joash, King of Judah. ( b. c. 840.) 17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord , and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. 19… Read the whole commentary →

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