Parallel Verses
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.
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
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.
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
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 And 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? 20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, on the road which goes down to Silla. 21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him down, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
Cross References
2 Kings 14:5
And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father.
Judges 9:6
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
2 Samuel 5:9
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from Millo inward.
1 Kings 11:27
And this was the reason that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
2 Chronicles 24:24-27
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
2 Chronicles 25:27
Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
2 Chronicles 33:24
And his servants conspired against him, and killed him in his own house.