2 Kings 21:24

“And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against King Amon, etc.] On occasion of his death, there seems to have been an insurrection of the people in a body, to avenge the death of their king, who might be beloved on account of his idolatry, so depraved was the nation; or it may be only to avenge his death because he was their king, whose life these men ought not to have taken away: and the rather this may be thought to be the reason by what follows, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead; who had been prophesied of by name above three hundred years before, (see <111302>1 Kings 13:2).”

“The intention of the conspirators had perhaps been to declare a forfeiture of the crown by the existing line, and to place a new dynasty on the throne. This the people would not suffer. They arrested them and put them to death; and insisted on investing with the royal authority the true heir of David, the eldest son of Amon, though he was a boy only 8 years old. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on 2 Kings 21". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/2-kings-21.html. 1870. StudyLight.org &copy;&#160;2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“the people of the land slew: Kg2 14:5 made Josiah: Kg2 11:17, Kg2 14:21; Sa1 11:15; Sa2 5:3; Kg1 12:1, Kg1 12:20; Ch2 22:1, Ch2 26:1, Ch2 33:25 4 Kings (2 Kings) 21:25”