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But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent <i>men</i> to Lachish after him and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and Amaziah fled [south] to Lachish; but they sent [men] after him to Lachish and killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. However, men were sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. However, men were sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Conspirators in Jerusalem plotted against him, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent men to Lachish after him and killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There was a plot in Jerusalem to assassinate Amaziah, so he fled to the city of Lachish, but his enemies followed him there and killed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A conspiracy arose against him in Jerusalem, and he ran off to Lachish, but he was pursued to Lachish and killed there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he flees to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will conspire against him a conspiracy in Jerusalem, and he will flee to Lachish; and they will send after him to Lachish, and kill him there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachis. And they sent after him to Lachis, and killed him there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish. And they sent after him, to Lachish, and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, he fled to Lachish. But he was pursued to Lachish and killed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they provoked a rebellion against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lakish, and they sent after him to Lakish, and they killed him there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they formed a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachis: and they sent after him to Lachis, and slew him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/14-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4874" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">The Death of Amaziah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7195.htm" title="7195: qe·šer (N-ms) -- Conspiracy. From qashar; an alliance.">And conspirators</a> <a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: way·yiq·šə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">plotted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against Amaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nās (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">and he fled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3923.htm" title="3923: lā·ḵî·šāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A Canaanite city S.W. of Jer. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lakish, a place in Palestine.">to Lachish.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·lə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">But men were sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3923.htm" title="3923: lā·ḵî·šāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A Canaanite city S.W. of Jer. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lakish, a place in Palestine.">to Lachish,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·mi·ṯu·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and they killed him</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">2 Chronicles 25:27</a></span><br />From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">2 Kings 12:20-21</a></span><br />And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">2 Kings 15:10</a></span><br />Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">2 Kings 21:23-24</a></span><br />Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29-30</a></span><br />During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. / From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">2 Samuel 15:10-14</a></span><br />Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’” / Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter. / While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">2 Samuel 20:22</a></span><br />Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">1 Kings 15:27-28</a></span><br />Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city. / In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-10</a></span><br />However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. / So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-16.htm">1 Kings 16:16-18</a></span><br />and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel. / Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. / When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-25.htm">2 Chronicles 24:25</a></span><br />And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-24.htm">2 Chronicles 33:24-25</a></span><br />Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Matthew 27:1</a></span><br />When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Mark 15:1</a></span><br />Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-1.htm">Luke 23:1</a></span><br />Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">2 Kings 12:20,21</a></b></br> And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">2 Kings 15:10,14,25,30</a></b></br> And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">2 Kings 21:23</a></b></br> And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.</p><p class="hdg">fled to Lachish</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-31.htm">Joshua 10:31</a></b></br> And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/1-13.htm">Micah 1:13</a></b></br> O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she <i>is</i> the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Conspiracy</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Design</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-23.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/joshua/15-39.htm">Lachish</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Slew</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm">Conspiracy</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Design</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-18.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-37.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-20.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">Lachish</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Slew</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">Amaziah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">His justice on the murderers of his father</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">His victory over Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Amaziah slain by a conspiracy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azariah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jeroboam's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Zachariah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The conspiracy against him likely stemmed from dissatisfaction with his leadership, particularly after his defeat by Israel (<a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">2 Kings 14:8-14</a>). Jerusalem, the capital city, was the political and religious center of Judah, making it a strategic location for such plots. Conspiracies were not uncommon in the ancient Near East, as seen in other biblical accounts (e.g., <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">2 Kings 12:20</a>). This reflects the political instability and the constant threat of internal rebellion that many kings faced.<p><b>and he fled to Lachish</b><br>Lachish was a fortified city in the Shephelah region of Judah, known for its strategic military importance. Archaeological excavations have uncovered significant fortifications, indicating its role as a defensive stronghold. Amaziah's flight to Lachish suggests he sought refuge in a place that could offer protection. This city was often a target in military campaigns, as seen in the Assyrian conquest under Sennacherib (<a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13-14</a>). The choice of Lachish highlights Amaziah's desperation and the seriousness of the threat against him.<p><b>But men were sent after him to Lachish</b><br>The sending of men to pursue Amaziah indicates the determination of the conspirators to eliminate him. This action underscores the extent of the conspiracy and the resolve to ensure that Amaziah could not reclaim his throne. The pursuit to Lachish also suggests that the conspirators had significant resources and influence, enabling them to act decisively even outside Jerusalem. This reflects the political dynamics of the time, where power struggles often led to violent outcomes.<p><b>and they killed him there</b><br>The assassination of Amaziah at Lachish marks the end of his reign and highlights the brutal nature of political power struggles in ancient Judah. This event is consistent with the biblical theme of divine retribution and the consequences of disobedience, as Amaziah had turned away from following the Lord fully (<a href="/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">2 Chronicles 25:14-16</a>). The killing of a king by conspirators is a recurring motif in the biblical narrative, illustrating the precariousness of monarchical rule (e.g., <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">2 Kings 9:24</a>). This also serves as a reminder of the need for righteous leadership and the dangers of turning away from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned after his father Joash. He is known for initially doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord but later turning away from God, which led to his downfall.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Amaziah reigned and where the conspiracy against him began.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lachish.htm">Lachish</a></b><br>A fortified city in Judah to which Amaziah fled in an attempt to escape the conspiracy against him. It was a significant city during this period, often mentioned in military contexts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/conspiracy.htm">Conspiracy</a></b><br>A plot formed by Amaziah's own people, leading to his assassination. This reflects the political instability and the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assassination.htm">Assassination</a></b><br>The act of killing Amaziah, which was the culmination of the conspiracy against him. This event marks the end of his reign and serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_pride.htm">The Dangers of Pride</a></b><br>Amaziah's account is a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride. Pride can lead to a fall, as it did with Amaziah, who initially followed God but later became self-reliant and disobedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Amaziah's turning away from God resulted in political instability and ultimately his assassination. Disobedience to God can have severe consequences, both personally and for those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_finishing_well.htm">The Importance of Finishing Well</a></b><br>Amaziah started his reign well but did not finish well. This teaches us the importance of remaining faithful to God throughout our lives, not just at the beginning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>Instead of relying on his own strength and wisdom, Amaziah should have sought God's guidance. This reminds us to seek God's will in all our decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_resolve_azariah's_reign_date_issues.htm">2 Kings 15:1 begins Azariah’s reign in Jeroboam II’s 27th year, yet surrounding passages suggest conflicting dates—how can these discrepancies be resolved? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_chr_26_1-4_match_external_records.htm">Does 2 Chronicles 26:1-4's portrayal of Uzziah's rise to power match external historical sources or records of other nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jeremiah_38_15-16's_account_reliable.htm">In Jeremiah 38:15-16, how reliable is the account of a secret meeting between Jeremiah and King Zedekiah when both sides had clear motives to document or distort events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_regain_credibility_post-revolt.htm">How could David's leadership remain credible after Absalom's revolt if so many suddenly switched allegiance back, as stated in 2 Samuel 19:14?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Now . . . but.</span>--<span class= "ital">And . . . and.</span><p><span class= "bld">They made a conspiracy.</span>--The fact that no <span class= "ital">individual</span> conspirators are mentioned appears to indicate that Amazial?'s death was the result of a general disaffection; and this inference is strengthened by the other details of the record. Thenius supppses that he had incensed the army in particular by some special act. Probably his foolish and ill-fated enterprise against Israel had something to do with it.<p><span class= "bld">Lachish.</span>--Now <span class= "ital">Um Lakis</span>. Of old it was a strong fortress. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-9.htm" title="And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,">2Chronicles 11:9</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm" title="And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which you put on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.">2Kings 18:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm" title="So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.">2Kings 19:8</a>.) Amaziah's flight thither seems to indicate either a popular rising in Jerusalem, or a military revolt.<p><span class= "bld">They sent after him to Lachish.</span>--This, too, may point to a military outbreak.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem.</span> The author of Chronicles connects this conspiracy with the idolatry of which Amaziah was guilty (<a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">2 Chronicles 25:27</a>); but, though his subjects may have been offended by his religions changes, and have become alienated from him in consequence, the actual conspiracy can scarcely have been prompted by an act which was fifteen, or at any rate thirteen, years old. It is more likely to have sprung out of dissatisfaction with Amaziah's military inaction from and after his defeat by Joash. While Jeroboam H. was carrying all before him in the north, recovering his border, pushing it as far as Hamath, and even exercising a suzerainty over Damascus (vers. 25, 28), Amaziah remained passive, cowed by his one defeat, and took no advantage of the state of weakness to which he had reduced Edom, but sat with folded hands, doing nothing. The conspirators who removed Amaziah, and placed his son Azariah, or Uzziah, upon the throne, may be credited with the wish and intention to bring the period of inaction to an end, and to effect in the south what Jeroboam was effecting in the north. It is true that Azariah was but sixteen years of age (ver. 21; comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1</a>), but he may have given indications of his ambition and capacity. Sixteen, moreover, is the time of manhood in the East, and the conspirators had probably waited until Azariah was sixteen in order that his competency to reign should not be disputed. As soon as he was on the throne he initiated the warlike policy which they desired (see ver. 22). <span class="cmt_word">And he fled to Lachish.</span> Lachish, one of the south-western Judaean towns (<a href="/joshua/15-39.htm">Joshua 15:39</a>), was at all times a fortress of importance. It resisted Joshua (Joshua 10:3, 31), and was taken by storm. It was fortified by Jeroboam against the Egyptians (<a href="/2_chronicles/11-9.htm">2 Chronicles 11:9</a>). It was besieged and taken by Sennacherib (<a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">2 Kings 18:14</a>; Layard, 'Nineveh and Babylon,' pp. 149-152). The position is marked by the modern Um-<span class="accented">Lakis</span>, on "a low round swell or knoll," between Gaza and Beit-Jibrin, about thirteen miles from Gaza and nearly thirty-five from Jerusalem. <span class="cmt_word">But they sent after him to Lackish, and slew him there.</span> So the author of Chronicles (<a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">2 Chronicles 25:27</a>) and Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 9:9. § 3); but details are wanting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/14-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And conspirators</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֛שֶׁר</span> <span class="translit">(qe·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7195.htm">Strong's 7195: </a> </span><span class="str2">An, alliance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plotted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·šə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against {Amaziah]</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he fled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣נָס</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·nās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Lachish.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכִ֑ישָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵî·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3923.htm">Strong's 3923: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lachish -- a Canaanite city Southwest of Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But men were sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·lə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after him</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽחֲרָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Lachish,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכִ֔ישָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵî·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3923.htm">Strong's 3923: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lachish -- a Canaanite city Southwest of Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they killed him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמִתֻ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·mi·ṯu·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 14:19 They made a conspiracy against him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/14-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 14:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/14-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 14:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>