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2 Kings 21:23

In 2 Kings 21 of 2 Kings.

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

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וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּvayiqshervand 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).עַבְדֵֽיavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.אָמ֖וֹןamonAmonאָמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Amon”H526Amon, the name of three IsraelitesAmon.עָלָ֑יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וַיָּמִ֥יתוּvayamitvand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…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).הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בְּבֵיתֽוֹbeveytvoin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the servants of Amon conspire against him, and put the king to death in his own house,

World English Bible

The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

Darby Translation

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

Douay-Rheims

And his servants plotted against him, and slew the king in his own house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the servants of Amos conspired against him, and slew the king in his house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συνεστράφησαν οἱ παῖδες Ἀμὼς πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐθανάτωσαν τὸν βασιλέα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ.

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