Joash Assassinated

25 When(A) the Arameans saw that Joash had many wounds, they left him. His servants conspired against him, and killed him on his bed, because he had shed the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.(B)

26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of the Ammonite woman Shimeath, and Jehozabad, son of the Moabite woman Shimrith.[a](C) 27 Concerning his sons, the many oracles about him, and the restoration(D) of the Lord’s temple, they are recorded in the Writing(E) of the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became king in his place.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 24:26 = Shomer in 2Kg 12:21

25 When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried(A) in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

26 Those who conspired against him were Zabad,[a] son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith[b](B) a Moabite woman.(C) 27 The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:26 A variant of Jozabad
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:26 A variant of Shomer