2 Kings 12:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. | And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. | And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they arose | וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ | vai-ya-KU-mu | H6965B | to arise: riseקוּם (qum) : rise/get_going 1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arise 1a2) to arise (hostile sense) 1a3) to arise, become powerful 1a4) to arise, come on the scene 1a5) to stand 1a5a) to maintain oneself 1a5b) to be established, be confirmed 1a5c) to stand, endure 1a5d) to be fixed 1a5e) to be valid 1a5f) to be proven 1a5g) to be fulfilled 1a5h) to persist 1a5i) to be set, be fixed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fulfil 1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose 1c) (Polel) to raise up 1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause to arise, raise … |
| servants his | עֲבָדָ֖יו | 'a-va-DAV | H5650 | servant/slaveעֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650) |
| and they conspired | וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־ | vai-yik-she-ru- | H7194 | to conspireקָשַׁר (qa.shar) 1) to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, confine 1a2) to league together, conspire 1b) (Niphal) to be bound, be bound up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to bind on 1c2) to bind fast 1c3) to bind, tie 1c4) to bind to oneself 1d) (Pual) robust, vigorous (participle) 1e) (Hithpael) to conspire |
| a conspiracy | קָ֑שֶׁר | KA-sher | H7195 | conspiracyקֶ֫שֶׁר (qe.sher) conspiracy, treason, (unlawful) alliance |
| and they struck down | וַיַּכּוּ֙ | vai-ya-KU | H5221 | to smiteנָכָה (na.khah) 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) … |
| Joash | יוֹאָ֔שׁ | yo-'ASH | H3101I | Jehoashיְהוֹאָשׁ (ye.ho.ash) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; son of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Zibiah (H6645); married to Jehoaddan (H3086); father of: Amaziah (H0558); also called Jehoash at 2Ki.11.21; 12.1,2,4,6,7,18; 14.13b; Another name of yo.ash (יוֹאָשׁ "Joash" H3101I) § Jehoash = "given by the Lord" 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel |
| Beth- | בֵּ֥ית | beit | H1037 | Beth-milloבֵּית מִלּוֹא (bet mil.lo) § Beth-millo = "house of Millo" or "house of the rampart" a place near Shechem |
| Millo | מִלֹּ֖א | mi-LO' | H1037 | Beth-milloבֵּית מִלּוֹא (bet mil.lo) § Beth-millo = "house of Millo" or "house of the rampart" a place near Shechem |
| which goes down | הַיּוֹרֵ֥ד | hai-yo-RED | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| Silla | סִלָּֽא׃ | si-LA' | H5538 | Sillaסִלָּא (sil.la) § Silla = "a highway" the scene of the murder of king Joash of Judah |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.