Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
Holman Bible
Joash’s servants conspired against him and killed him
International Standard Version
His servants rose up in rebellion, formed a conspiracy, and assassinated Joash in the palace at the terrace ramparts while he was on his way down to Silla.
A Conservative Version
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goes down to 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.
Amplified
His servants arose and formed a
Darby Translation
And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash in the house of Millo, at the descent of Silla.
Julia Smith Translation
And his servants will arise and conspire a conspiracy, and strike Joash in the house of the fortress going down to Silla
King James 2000
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, on the road which goes down to Silla.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then his servants arose and conspired and killed Joash [in] the house of the Millo as he was going down toward Silla.
Modern King James verseion
And his servants arose and made a plot. And they killed Joash in the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his own servants arose and wrought treason, and slew Jehoash in the house Millo, in the way down to Silla.
NET Bible
His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
And his servants arose and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash, in the house of Millo which teeth down to Silla.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And his servants rise, and make a conspiracy, and smite Joash in the house of Millo, that is going down to Silla:
Themes
Assassination » Instances of » Joash, by his servants
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Jozachar and jozabad
Conspiracy » General examples of
Conspiracy » Instances of » Of servants, against joash
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Of joash by his servants
Joash » Conspired against and slain
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Joash or jehoash
Millo » A name given to part of the citadel of jerusalem » King joash murdered at
Plotting » General examples of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 12:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hazael Threatens Judah
19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel? 20 And his servants made a secret design and put Joash to death at the house of Millo on the way down to Silla. 21 And Jozacar, the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of Shomer, his servants, came to him and put him to death; and they put him into the earth with his fathers in the town of David; and Amaziah his son became king in his place.
Cross References
2 Kings 14:5
Now when he became strong in the kingdom, straight away he put to death those servants who had taken the life of the king his father;
Judges 9:6
And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
2 Samuel 5:9
So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
1 Kings 11:27
The way in which his hand came to be lifted up against the king was this: Solomon was building the Millo and making good the damaged parts of the town of his father David;
2 Chronicles 24:24-27
For though the army of Aram was only a small one, the Lord gave a very great army into their hands, because they had given up the Lord, the God of their fathers. So they put into effect the punishment of Joash.
2 Chronicles 25:27
Now from the time when Amaziah gave up worshipping the Lord, they made secret designs against him in Jerusalem; and he went in flight to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him and put him to death there.
2 Chronicles 33:24
And his servants made a secret design against him, and put him to death in his house.