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What Does 2 Kings 12:21 Mean?

“For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.”

Context

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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 , which goeth down to Silla. the house: or, Bethmillo

21

For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(21) **For Jozachar . . . smote him.**—Rather, *And Jozachar . . . it was that smote him.* The names are different in Chronicles. (See the Note on 2Chronicles 24:26.) Thenius notices the curious coincidence of the names as given here with the last words of the murdered Zechariah, “Jehovah see, and avenge!” The prophet was avenged by *Jozachar* (“Jehovah remembers”), the son of *shimeath* (“hearing”), and Jehozabad (“Jehovah bestows”), the son of *Shomer* (“watcher”). **With his fathers**—*i.e.*, in the city of David; but “not in the sepulchres of the kings 2)” Chron. 24:25). **Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission. **Bible Hub

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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Cross-References

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2 Chronicles 24:26-27
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