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2 Kings 12:20

Joash's officers made plans against him. They killed Joash at the house of Millo on the road that goes down to Silla.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assassination;   Citizens;   Conspiracy;   Homicide;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Joash;   Millo;   Regicide;   Servant;   Silla;   Thompson Chain Reference - Conspiracy;   Millo;   Plotting;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Millo;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Jehoash;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Zeal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Joash;   Silla;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hazael;   Millo;   Silla;   Zabad;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Silla;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Millo;   Government;   Jerusalem;   Millo;   Silla;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joash ;   Millo;   Silla ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joash;   Millo;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mil'lo;   Mil'lo, the House of;   Sil'la;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Confederate;   Crime;   Jehoash;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Make;   Millo;   Silla;   Treason;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amaziah, King of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joash’s servants conspired against him and attacked him at Beth-millo on the road that goes down to Silla.
Hebrew Names Version
His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Yo'ash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goes down to Silla.
King James Version
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
English Standard Version
His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
New Century Version
His officers made plans against him and killed him at Beth Millo on the road down to Silla.
New English Translation
His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.
Amplified Bible
His servants arose and formed a conspiracy [against him] and struck down Joash [in revenge] at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goes down to Silla.
New American Standard Bible
And his servants rose up and formed a conspiracy; and they struck and killed Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his seruants arose & wrought treason, and slewe Ioash in the house of Millo, when he came downe to Silla:
Legacy Standard Bible
And his servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla.
Contemporary English Version
At the end of his rule, some of his officers rebelled against him. Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer murdered him in a building where the land was filled in on the east side of Jerusalem, near the road to Silla. Joash was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Amaziah became king.
Complete Jewish Bible
Other activities of Yo'ash and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Y'hudah.
Darby Translation
And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash in the house of Millo, at the descent of Silla.
George Lamsa Translation
And the servants of Joash arose and made a conspiracy and slew Joash in the house of Millo, as he was going down to Silla.
Good News Translation
King Joash's officials plotted against him, and two of them, Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer, killed him at the house built on the land that was filled in on the east side of Jerusalem, on the road that goes down to Silla. Joash was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Amaziah succeeded him as king.
Lexham English Bible
Then his servants arose and conspired and killed Joash in the house of the Millo as he was going down toward Silla.
Literal Translation
And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy and killed Joash in the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And his seruauntes made insurreccion and conspyred, and smote him in the house of Millo, at the goynge downe vnto Silla.
American Standard Version
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.
Bible in Basic English
And his servants made a secret design and put Joash to death at the house of Millo on the way down to Silla.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his owne seruauntes arose, and wrought treason, and slue Iehoas in the house Millo, when he came downe to Silla:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
King James Version (1611)
And his seruants arose, and made a conspiracie, and slew Iehoash in the house of Millo, which goeth downe to Silla.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, and smote Joas in the house of Mallo that is in Sela.
English Revised Version
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goeth down to Silla.
Berean Standard Bible
And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe hise seruauntis risiden, and sworen togidere bitwixe hem silf, and smytiden Joas in the hows Mello, and in the goyng doun of Sela.
Young's Literal Translation
And his servants rise, and make a conspiracy, and smite Joash in the house of Millo, that is going down to Silla:
Update Bible Version
And his slaves arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goes down to Silla.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
World English Bible
His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goes down to Silla.
New King James Version
And his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the Millo, [fn] which goes down to Silla.
New Living Translation
Joash's officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.
New Life Bible
His servants made plans against Joash, and killed him at the house of Millo on the way down to Silla.
New Revised Standard
His servants arose, devised a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And his servants arose and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash, in the house of Millo which teeth down to Silla.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his servants arose, and conspired among themselves, and slew Joas, in the house of Mello, in the descent of Sella.
Revised Standard Version
His servants arose and made a conspiracy, and slew Jo'ash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash at the house of Millo as he was going down to Silla.

Contextual Overview

17 Hazael was the king of Aram. He went to fight against the city of Gath and defeated it. Then he made plans to go fight against Jerusalem. 18 Joash and his ancestors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—had all been kings of Judah. They had given many things to the Lord that were kept in his Temple. Joash gathered all these things and all the gold that was stored in the Temple and in his palace. He sent all this treasure to King Hazael of Aram, who then commanded his army to leave Jerusalem. 19 All the great things that Joash did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 20 Joash's officers made plans against him. They killed Joash at the house of Millo on the road that goes down to Silla. 21 Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer were Joash's officers. These men killed Joash. The people buried Joash with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Amaziah became the new king after him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his servants: 2 Kings 14:5, 2 Chronicles 24:24, 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 25:27, 2 Chronicles 33:24

the house of Millo: or, Beth-millo, Judges 9:6, 2 Samuel 5:9, 1 Kings 11:27

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:15 - Millo 1 Kings 15:27 - conspired 1 Kings 16:9 - conspired 2 Kings 14:19 - they made 2 Kings 21:23 - General 1 Chronicles 11:8 - Millo 2 Chronicles 32:5 - Millo Esther 2:21 - and sought

Cross-References

Genesis 12:6
Abram traveled through the land as far as the town of Shechem and then to the big tree at Moreh. The Canaanites were living in the land at that time.
Genesis 12:11
Just before they arrived in Egypt, Abram told Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a very beautiful woman.
Genesis 12:14
So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
Genesis 12:15
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
Exodus 18:27
After a short time Moses said goodbye to his father-in-law Jethro, and Jethro went back to his own home.
Proverbs 21:1
To the Lord , a king's mind is like a ditch used to water the fields. He can lead the king wherever he wants him to go.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his servants arose,.... This was after he had slain Zechariah the son of Jehoiada, who reproved him for his idolatry; and after a second expedition of the king of Syria, who came to Jerusalem, and spoiled it, and left Jehoash diseased, as is recorded in 2 Chronicles 24:23,

and made a conspiracy; not to get the kingdom into their hands, for his son succeeded him, but to avenge the death of Zechariah;

and slew Jehoash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla; these are both names of places; perhaps the latter is mentioned, to distinguish this Bethmillo from Millo in Zion; or rather that itself is meant, and described by the descent from it to a causeway, as Silla may signify, which led to the royal palace.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A conspiracy - Compare the marginal reference Joash, either from a suspicion of intended treason, or from some other unknown cause, took up his abode in the fortress of Millo 1 Kings 9:24. This conspiracy was connected with religion. Soon after the death of Jehoiada, Joash had apostatised; had renewed the worship of Baal; and, despite of many prophetic warnings, had persisted in his evil courses, even commanding Zechariah to be slain when he rebuked them 2 Chronicles 24:18-27. The conspirators, who wished to avenge Zechariah, no doubt wished also to put down the Baal worship. In this it appears that they succeeded. For, though Amaziah punished the actual murderers after a while 2 Kings 14:5, yet he appears not to have been a Baal-worshipper. The only idolatries laid to his charge are the maintenance of the high places 2 Kings 14:4, and a worship of the gods of Edom 2 Chronicles 25:14-20.

Silla - This place is quite unknown.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 12:20. The house of Millo — Was a royal palace, built by David; (see 2 Samuel 5:9); and Silla is supposed to be the name of the road or causeway that led to it. Millo was situated between the old city of Jerusalem, and the city of David.


 
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