The Meaning of 2 Kings 12:20 Explained

2 Kings 12:20

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 12:20?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 12:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 12:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Kings 12:20?

What is the context of 2 Kings 12:20?

Joash Assassinated (2 Kings 12:19-21)
Amaziah Succeeds Jehoash (Joash) (2 Kings 12:19-21)
The Death of Joash (2 Kings 12:19-21)
Joash (Jehoash) Succeeded by Amaziah in Judah (2 Kings 12:19-21)
Death of Joash (2 Kings 12:19-21)
The End of Joash’s Reign (2 Kings 12:17-21)
Hazael Threatens Judah (2 Kings 12:17-21)
Joash Repairs the Temple (2 Kings 12:1-21)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Kings 12:20 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 12:17-21 - Inglorious Ends

As long as we are with the Lord, He is with us. Then our enemies are His enemies, and He shows Himself strong on the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him. See 2 Chronicles 15:2. So Joash found it in the earlier part of his reign. We need to ponder the blessings set out in Psalms 81:14-16, as guaranteed to the life which is at one with God. But directly Joash listened to the princes and forsook the house of God and gave license to the Asherim and idols, God was turned against the people and became their enemy. See 2 Chronicles 24:23-25. The reign that commenced in sunshine was sadly overcast, and the king perished by the hands of conspirators and never came to the sepulcher of the kings.

Then disaster after disaster befell the nation. They had to learn that they had been chosen for a special service in the world and could not be as others. Yet amid these dark days, what gleams of light there were! The Lord hearkened, 2 Kings 13:4; He gave Israel a savior, 2 Kings 13:5; He was gracious and had compassion and would not cast them from His presence, 2 Kings 13:23. Even when the Lord chastens us sore, He does not give us over unto death, Psalms 118:18. There is a "needs-be," but there is also a "thus-far-and-no-farther." [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 12

¹ Jehoash reigns well all the days of Jehoiada
⁴ He gives order for the repair of the temple
¹⁷ Hazael is diverted from Jerusalem by a present of the hallowed treasures
¹⁹ Jehoash being slain, Amaziah succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 12:20 mean?

and arose his servants and formed a conspiracy and killed - Joash in the house of the Millo which goes down to Silla

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־ קָ֑שֶׁר וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־ יוֹאָ֔שׁ בֵּ֥ית מִלֹּ֖א הַיּוֹרֵ֥ד סִלָּֽא

וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ	and arose
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
עֲבָדָ֖יו	his servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
וַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־	and formed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קָשַׁר Sense: to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire.
קָ֑שֶׁר	a conspiracy
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: קֶשֶׁר Sense: conspiracy, treason, (unlawful) alliance.
וַיַּכּוּ֙	and killed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יוֹאָ֔שׁ	Joash
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָשׁ Sense: son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah.
בֵּ֥ית	in the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
מִלֹּ֖א	of the Millo
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלֹּא Sense: a place near Shechem; site unknown.
הַיּוֹרֵ֥ד	which goes down
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
סִלָּֽא	to Silla
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: סִלָּא Sense: the scene of the murder of king Joash of Judah; site unknown.

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