2 Kings 12:21 meaning and explanation
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
2 Kings 12:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Two of Joash's own servants, Jozabad and Jehozabad, strike him down at Beth-millo, ending a reign of forty years. The narrator has already shown why: Joash did right while Jehoiada instructed him, but he left the high places standing and later emptied the temple treasury to buy off Hazael of Aram.
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