2 Kings 14:19

19 Some people made evil plans against Amaziah in Jerusalem. So he ran away to Lachish. But they sent men to Lachish after him. There they killed him.

2 Kings 14:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:19

Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem
Against Amaziah; the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the principal men of it; perhaps those whose sons the king of Israel had carried away as hostages, which they imputed to the ill conduct of Amaziah, as well as the breaking of the wall of Jerusalem, and the pillaging of the temple, and the king's palace:

and he fled to Lachish;
a fortified city in the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:39 ) but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there; in a private manner, as Josephus ^F7 relates.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 9. c. 9. sect. 3.)

2 Kings 14:19 In-Context

17 Amaziah king of Judah lived for 15 years after Jehoash king of Israel died. Amaziah was the son of Joash. Jehoash was the son of Jehoahaz.

18 The other events of Amaziah's rule are written down. They are written in the official records of the kings of Judah.

19 Some people made evil plans against Amaziah in Jerusalem. So he ran away to Lachish. But they sent men to Lachish after him. There they killed him.

20 His body was brought back on a horse. Then he was buried in the family tomb in Jerusalem, the City of David.

21 All of the people of Judah made Uzziah king. He was 16 years old. They made him king in place of his father Amaziah.