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2 Chronicles 33:25

AmonJosiah

23 but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

24 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace.

But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
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BSB
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
KJV
But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
WEB
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
ASV
But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
DARBY
But the people of the land smote all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
BLB
And the people of the land struck all those conspiring against King Amon, and the people of the land made king Josiah his son in his place.
ÅB
Men landets folk slo ihjel alle dem som hadde sammensvoret seg mot kong Amon, og så gjorde de hans sønn Josias til konge i hans sted.
OTB
Men folket i landet slo ned alle konspiratørene mot kong Amon, og folket i landet gjorde hans sønn Josjia til konge i hans sted.
B1930
Men landets folk slo ihjel alle dem som hadde sammensvoret sig mot kong Amon, og så gjorde de hans sønn Josias til konge i hans sted.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 36:1

    Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

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  • Numbers 35:31

    You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:1

    Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:1

    All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

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  • Genesis 9:5–6

    And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:

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  • Numbers 35:33

    Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

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