And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
Parallel translations
- WEB These are those who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
- BSB Those who conspired against Joash were Zabad son of Shimeath the Ammonitess and Jehozabad son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
- NKJV These are the ones who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
- NASB Now these are the men who conspired against him: Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
- NLT The assassins were Jozacar, the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shomer.
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Quick answer
The verse names the conspirators, sons of an Ammonite and a Moabite woman. Even these foreign-descended servants became instruments of God's judgment on Joash.
Overview
The record of the assassins' names lends historical precision to the account. That they were sons of foreign women may underscore the irony and indignity of a Davidic king's downfall. The detail reminds readers that God can use any means, even outsiders, to accomplish His righteous purposes.
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- 2 Kgs 12:21For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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