King James Version

2 Kings 12:20

And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 2 Kings 12:21.

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּvayaqumvand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…עֲבָדָ֖יוavadayvservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּvayiqshervand bindקָשַׁרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bind”, the next action in the storyH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).קָ֑שֶׁרqasherconfederacyקֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “confederacy”, the ordinary formH7195an (unlawful) allianceconfederacy, conspiracy, treason.וַיַּכּוּ֙vayakvand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יוֹאָ֔שׁyoashJoashיוֹאָשׁnoun, proper name — “Joash”H3101Joash, the name of six IsraelitesJoash.בֵּ֥יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…מִלֹּ֖אmiloMillo. See also H1037מִלּוֹאnoun, proper name — “Millo. See also H1037”H4407a rampart (as filled in), i.e. the citadelMillo. See also H1037 (בֵּית מִלּוֹא).הַיּוֹרֵ֥דhayoredthe bring downיָרַדdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the bring down”, a verb used as a describing wordH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…סִלָּֽאsilaSillaסִלָּאnoun, proper name — “Silla”H5538Silla, a place in JerusalemSilla.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-21) And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.

Young’s Literal Translation

And his servants rise, and make a conspiracy, and smite Joash in the house of Millo, that is going down to Silla:

World English Bible

His servants arose and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.

Darby Translation

And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash in the house of Millo, at the descent of Silla.

Douay-Rheims

And his servants arose, and conspired among themselves, and slew Joas in the house of Mello in the descent of Sella.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-21) And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And his servants rose up and made a conspiracy, and smote Joas in the house of Mallo that is in Sela.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέστησαν οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδησαν πάντα σύνδεσμον, καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὸν Ἰωὰς ἐν οἴκῳ Μαλλὼ τῷ ἐν Σελά.