2 Kings 12:19

Joash Assassinated

19 The rest of the events of Joash's [reign], along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings.

2 Kings 12:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:19

And the rest of the acts of Jehoash, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
] In the registers and annals of those princes; some of them are to be met with in ( 2 Chronicles 24:1-27 ) .

2 Kings 12:19 In-Context

17 At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.
18 So King Joash of Judah took all the consecrated items that his ancestors-Judah's kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah-had consecrated, along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the Lord's temple and in the king's palace, and he sent [them] to Hazael king of Aram. Then Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
19 The rest of the events of Joash's [reign], along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings.
20 Joash's servants conspired against him and killed him at Beth-millo [on the road that] goes down to Silla.
21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. Then they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Amaziah became king in his place.
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