2 Kings 21:23

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Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his own house.

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  • 2 Kgs 12:20 : 20 The rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
  • 2 Kgs 14:19 : 19 They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.
  • 2 Chr 33:24-25 : 24 Then his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house. 25 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
  • 1 Kgs 15:27 : 27 Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to it.
  • 1 Kgs 16:9 : 9 Then his servant Zimri, commander of half the chariots, conspired against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the home of Arza, who was over the household, drinking himself drunk.
  • 2 Kgs 15:25 : 25 Then Pekah son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him and assassinated him in Samaria, in the citadel of the royal palace, along with Argob and Arieh. Pekah was accompanied by fifty men from Gilead. After killing Pekahiah, he became king in his place.
  • 2 Kgs 15:30 : 30 Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah, attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place during the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

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  • 2 Chr 33:20-25
    6 verses
    93%

    20 Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his house. And his son Amon became king in his place.

    21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

    22 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshipped and served all the carved images that his father Manasseh had made.

    23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

    24 Then his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house.

    25 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

  • 2 Kgs 21:24-26
    3 verses
    86%

    24 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made Josiah, his son, king in his place.

    25 As for the rest of the acts of Amon and what he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

    26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

  • 2 Kgs 21:18-22
    5 verses
    75%

    18 Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza. His son Amon reigned in his place.

    19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.

    20 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

    21 Amon walked in all the ways his father had walked; he served and worshipped the idols his father had worshipped.

    22 He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 12:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 The rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

    21 Joash’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him at Beth Millo, on the road down to Silla.

  • 2 Chr 25:3
    72%

    3 When his kingdom was firmly established, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father, the king.

  • 2 Chr 24:25-27
    3 verses
    72%

    25 When the Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded, his officials conspired against him for murdering the sons of Jehoiada the priest. They killed him on his bed, and he died. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

    26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad son of Shimeath, an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.

    27 The account of his sons, the many pronouncements against him, and the restoration of the house of God are written in the commentary of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 14:5
    72%

    5 When the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father the king.

  • 2 Chr 25:27
    72%

    27 From the time Amaziah turned away from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.

  • 1 Chr 3:14
    70%

    14 Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

  • 2 Kgs 23:30
    69%

    30 His servants brought his body by chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

  • 2 Chr 23:15
    69%

    15 So they seized her, and she came to the entrance of the Horse Gate by the king's palace, and there they put her to death.

  • 2 Kgs 14:19
    69%

    19 They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there.

  • 2 Chr 24:21-23
    3 verses
    69%

    21 But they conspired against him, and at the king's command, they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the house of the Lord.

    22 King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him but killed his son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, 'May the Lord see this and call you to account.'

    23 At the turn of the year, the Aramean army came up against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem, and they destroyed all the leaders of the people, sending all the plunder to the king of Damascus.

  • 1 Sam 22:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    16 The king said, 'You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and your whole family.'

    17 Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, 'Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they are allies of David. They knew he was fleeing but didn’t inform me.' But the king's servants were unwilling to raise their hands to strike the priests of the Lord.

  • 2 Sam 13:28-29
    2 verses
    68%

    28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’

    29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules, and fled.

  • 2 Chr 22:8
    67%

    8 While Jehu was carrying out judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the officials of Judah and the relatives of Ahaziah, who were serving him, and he killed them.

  • 2 Chr 23:20
    67%

    20 He took the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the house of the Lord. They entered through the Upper Gate to the king's palace and seated the king on the royal throne.

  • 2 Chr 21:13
    67%

    13 But you followed the ways of the kings of Israel and led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, just as the house of Ahab led people into idolatry. You even killed your brothers, the members of your father's family, who were better than you.

  • 2 Kgs 11:16
    66%

    16 So they seized her, and she was taken by the way of the horse's entrance to the palace, and there she was put to death.

  • 1 Kgs 2:25
    66%

    25 Then King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.

  • 1 Kgs 16:10
    66%

    10 Zimri came in, struck him down, and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

  • 2 Kgs 11:20
    66%

    20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's palace.

  • 2 Chr 35:24
    66%

    24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in another chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem. There he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

  • 2 Chr 21:4
    66%

    4 When Jehoram established his reign over his father's kingdom, he strengthened his position by killing all his brothers with the sword, as well as some of the leaders of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 22:4
    65%

    4 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for they were his advisers after his father's death, leading to his ruin.

  • 2 Chr 21:17
    65%

    17 They attacked Judah, invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king's palace, along with his sons and wives. The only son left to him was Jehoahaz, his youngest son.

  • 2 Chr 22:10
    65%

    10 When Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed the entire royal family of the house of Judah.

  • Matt 22:6
    65%

    6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

  • 1 Chr 19:1
    65%

    1 After this, Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, died, and his son became king in his place.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    65%

    1 The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the raiders who had come with the Arabs into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king.

  • Jer 26:23
    65%

    23 They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with the sword and threw his body into the burial place of the common people.

  • 2 Kgs 23:32
    65%

    32 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done.