SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Kings 12:21

12:21a His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died.

The officials who put him to death were Jozabad, whose father was Shimeath, and Jehozabad, whose father was Shomer.

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The men who killed him were Shimeath’s son Jozabad and Shomer’s son Jehozabad.

12:21b And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David,

So Joash died and his people buried him in the royal tomb of his ancestors, in David’s city.

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So King Joash died. The people buried him in the same grave where his forefathers were buried, in David’s fortress ⌊in Jerusalem⌋ .

12:21c and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

His son Amaziah became the next king.

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Then they made his son Amaziah king ⌊of Judah⌋ in his place.

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