King James Version
2 Kings 15:10 in the King James Version says “And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his s...” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.”
2 Kings 15:10 · KJV
In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“conspired”
H7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“against him and smote”
H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
“the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
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