2 Kings 14:19

19 And they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,

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 And Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah liveth after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years,

18 and the rest of the matters of Amaziah are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

19 And they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,

20 and lift him up on the horses, and he is buried in Jerusalem, with his fathers, in the city of David.

21 And all the people of Judah take Azariah, and he [is] a son of sixteen years, and cause him to reign instead of his father Amaziah;