2 Kings 12:21

21 The assassins were Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer—both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king.

2 Kings 12:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:21

For Jozachar the son of Shimeath
Said to be an Ammonitess, and this man's name Zabad, ( 2 Chronicles 24:26 ) ,

and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants;
who is said in the same place to be the son of Shimrith a Moabitess:

these smote him, and he died;
justly did he fall by the hands of such persons for his idolatry:

and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David;
but not in the sepulchres of the kings, because of his idolatry and murder of a priest of the Lord:

and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead;
the conspirators not seeking the kingdom, but vengeance on him for his sins, which, whether right in them to do, was suffered by the Lord.

2 Kings 12:21 In-Context

19 The rest of the events in Joash’s reign and everything he did are recorded in

20 Joash’s officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.

21 The assassins were Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer—both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king.

Footnotes

• [a]. As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads Jozabad.