But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
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- WEB But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
- KJV And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
- NKJV But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
- NASB Then the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
- NLT But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king.
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Quick answer
The people of the land execute the conspirators and make Amon's son Josiah king. Order is restored and the Davidic line preserved.
Overview
The common people avenge Amon by killing his assassins and place young Josiah on the throne. In doing so they preserve the line of David through which God's promises run. Even amid turmoil, God protects the royal line that would lead to the Messiah, showing His sovereign care over redemptive history.
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- 2 Kgs 14:5As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
- 2 Kgs 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
- 2 Kgs 14:21Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 1 Kgs 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
- 1 Kgs 12:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
- 2 Sam 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
- 2 Chr 26:1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chr 33:25But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
- 1 Sam 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
- 2 Chr 22:1Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
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