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2 Chronicles 33:24

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What does 2 Chronicles 33:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
2 Chronicles 33:24 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
22And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
23And he humbled not himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.
24And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
25But 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“33:24 The political forces that brought about Amon’s assassination are not indicated, but they might have been instigated by Egypt when Assyria’s declining power provided opportunity.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3363, bc 641, Ch2 24:25, Ch2 24:26, Ch2 25:27, Ch2 25:28; Sa2 4:5-12; Kg2 21:23-26; Psa 55:23; Rom 11:22 2 Chronicles 33:25”
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