2 Chronicles 33:24 — Word Study
WLCוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ עָלָיו֙ עֲבָדָ֔יו וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃
BSAThen the servants [of Amon]ʻebed [or slaves, attendants] conspiredqâshar▸ [to tie or bind, plotted] against himʻal and killed himmûwth▸ [put to death, slew] in his palacebayith [own house, dwelling place]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ | and they conspired | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine plural |
| עָלָיו֙ | on him | Preposition, suffix |
| עֲבָדָ֔יו | servants his | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ | and they killed him | Verb hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine plural, suffix |
| בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ | in own house his | Preposition, noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace. |
| KJV | And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. |
| ASV | And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house. |
| YLT | And his servants conspire against him, and put him to death in his own house, |
| WEB | His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house. |
| BBE | And his servants made a secret design against him, and put him to death in his house. |
Where they part company is in the nuances of קָשַׁר — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured around a main action, with two phrases providing additional context about the action taken and its location.
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Deep Study — 2 Chronicles 33:24
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Context — The Reign of Amongenerated
2 Chronicles 33:24 recounts the treachery against King Amon, who followed in the evil ways of his father, Manasseh. His reign was marked by idolatry and a lack of humility before the LORD, leading to his downfall at the hands of his own servants. This event highlights the consequences of Amon's actions and the violent end of his rule, as seen in the subsequent verses where the people retaliate against the conspirators.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Chronicles 24:25–26 | And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded.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. |
| 2 | 2 Chronicles 25:27–28 | 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. |
| 3 | 2 Samuel 4:5–12 | Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap. |
| 4 | 2 Kings 21:23–26 | Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. |
| 5 | Psalm 55:23 | But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — קָשַׁר, vai.yik.she.Rugenerated
The verb קָשַׁר (qashar) means to bind or tie together, and in this context, it refers to the act of conspiring. This verb is often used in the sense of forming an alliance or plotting against someone, as seen in other biblical passages.
In the sequential imperfect form, it indicates that the servants were actively engaged in the conspiracy against Amon. The choice of this verb emphasizes the intentionality behind their actions, suggesting a premeditated plot rather than a spontaneous act.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb governing the sentence is וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ, and they conspired, which is followed by a prepositional phrase indicating against whom the conspiracy was directed, and a clause describing the action taken against him.
The structure highlights the sequence of actions: first, the conspiracy, and then the act of killing, which is emphasized through the use of two finite verbs.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates קָשַׁר with ἐπέθεντο, meaning 'they laid upon' or 'they imposed.' This choice suggests a more direct action of imposing a plot rather than merely conspiring, which may indicate a more aggressive intent.
This translation reflects a narrowing of the Hebrew term's broader meaning, focusing on the act of initiating a plot against Amon.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
2 Chronicles 33:24 describes how Amon's servants plotted against him and killed him in his own palace. This act was a direct result of Amon's evil actions and refusal to humble himself before the LORD, leading to his violent end.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Amon's refusal to humble himself before the LORD and his evil actions led his servants to conspire against him.
It implies a premeditated plot among Amon's servants to kill him, indicating a serious breach of loyalty.
Amon followed in the evil ways of Manasseh, which ultimately led to his downfall, similar to the consequences faced by his father.
The palace represents Amon's authority and power, making the act of murder within it a profound betrayal.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What lessons can we learn about loyalty and betrayal from Amon's story?
- How does pride and refusal to humble oneself lead to downfall, as seen in Amon's life?
- In what ways can we guard against conspiracies in our own lives or communities?
- What does this passage teach us about the consequences of evil leadership?
Commentators on this verse — 2 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 2 Chronicles 33:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments2 Chronicles 33:24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. 2 Chronicles 33:25 But 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. Ver. 24, 25. See on 2 Kings 21:21-24.
Read John Trapp on 2 Chronicles 33 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 24. His servants conspired against him] On what account we cannot tell.
Read AdamClarke on 2 Chronicles 33 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace.
His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace.
His servants conspired against him and killed him in his palace.
Tyndale line
And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
And his seruants conspired against him, and slewe him in his owne house.
Strictly literal
And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
And his servants conspire against him, and put him to death in his own house,
And his servants conspire against him and put him to death in his own house,
And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
His servants conspired against him and put him to death in his own house.
From the Latin
And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
Simplified
Then Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace.
And his servants made a secret design against him, and put him to death in his house.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree in their essential wording for this verse, with a complete match in the five key words. The Septuagint's order and structure differ, but the core message remains consistent.
וַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּ עָלָיו֙ עֲבָדָ֔יו וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃
5 of the 5 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
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The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in 2 Chronicles 33:24
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
קָשַׁר (qashar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to bind or tie together, both physically and mentally, as in forming a league or conspiring. The entries describe its various uses, including binding fast or being bound up, and it appears in different grammatical forms. Notably, it is used in the context of relationships, such as the life of Jonathan being bound to David's.
קָשַׁר vb. bind, league together, conspire
Qal
bind
league together, conspire
Niph. the life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of D.
Pi.
bind on (as ornament)
bind fast
Pu. = Qal 1 c.
Hithp. conspire
base
H7194 קָשַׁר bind, league together, conspire .. bind
. league together, conspire
. the life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of D.
. . bind on (as ornament)
. bind fast
. = Qal 1 c.
. conspire
7194 qashar kaw-shar'
a primitive root: to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact)
or mentally (in love, league):--bind (up), (make a)
conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work
(treason).
קָשַׁר (qa.shar) — to conspire.
1) to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bind, confine
1a2) to league together, conspire
1b) (Niphal) to be bound, be bound up
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to bind on
1c2) to bind fast
1c3) to bind, tie
1c4) to bind to oneself
1d) (Pual) robust, vigorous (participle)
1e) (Hithpael) to conspire
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine pluralHc/Vqw3mp
The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
עַל, עָ֑ל
subst. height
As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
—
of clothing, etc., which any one wears
With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears
. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
5921 `al al
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the
singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a
particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always
in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great
variety of applications (as follow):--above, according
to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because
of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both
and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in
(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,
through(-out), to, touching, X with.
see HEBREW for 05920
עַל (al) — upon.
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.
conj
Prep | Suff — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3ms
The Hebrew word עֶ֫בֶד (*ebed*) means 'slave' or 'servant' and encompasses various roles, including household servants, subjects, and worshippers of God. It can also refer to Israel as a collective servant of God and is used in polite address among equals. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to work' or 'to serve'.
עֶ֫בֶד 799 n.m. slave, servant
slave, servant of household
Subjects, of chief
Servants, worshippers of God
Servant of י׳, in a special sense
Israel as a people is servant of י׳
In polite address of equals or superiors the Hebrews used עַבְדְּךָ thy servant = 1 pers. sing., I
Phrases
base
H5650 עֶ֫בֶד slave, servant . slave, servant of household
. Subjects, of chief
. Servants, worshippers of God
. Servant of י׳, in a special sense
. Israel as a people is servant of י׳
. In polite address of equals or superiors the Hebrews used עַבְדְּךָ thy servant = 1 pers. sing., I
. Phrases
5650 `ebed eh'-bed
from 5647; a servant:--X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant,
(man-)servant.
see HEBREW for 05647
עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) — servant/slave.
1) slave, servant
1a) slave, servant, man-servant
1b) subjects
1c) servants, worshippers (of God)
1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)
1e) servant (of Israel)
1f) servant (as form of address between equals)
Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (עֲבַד "servant/slave" H5649)
N-mp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp3ms
מוּת (mūth) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to die' or 'to kill.' It encompasses a range of meanings from dying naturally to being executed as a penalty. The word can refer to both humans and animals, and it includes various forms such as causing death or being killed. There is a distinction in usage based on the subject, whether it is a person or God inflicting death.
מוּת vb. die
Qal
die, of natural or other causes
die as a penalty = be put to death
Po‛lel. kill, put to death, despatch (intens.)
Hiph.
abs., elsewhere c. acc., subj. man
subj. God, by inflicting penalty
of animals killing men
bring to a premature death
Hoph. be killed, put to death
base
H4191 מוּת die .. die, of natural or other causes
. die as a penalty = be put to death
. kill, put to death, despatch (intens.)
. . abs., elsewhere c. acc., subj. man
. subj. God, by inflicting penalty
. of animals killing men
. bring to a premature death
. be killed, put to death
4191 muwth mooth
a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively);
causatively, to kill:--X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body,
man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to,
be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs,
slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
מוּת (mut) — to die.
1) to die, kill, have one executed
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to die
1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death
1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)
1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death
1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be killed, be put to death
1d1a) to die prematurely
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3mp | Suff — Verb hiphil sequential imperfect third person masculine plural · suffixHc/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms
The Hebrew word בַּיִת (*bayith*) means 'house' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including dwelling, family, and place. It can refer to physical structures, such as homes and temples, as well as metaphorical uses like the body or household affairs. The word is built from the root related to 'between' and appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.
בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between
base
בַּ֫יִת 2034 n.m. house
house
place
receptacle
of house as containing a family
household, family (592 t.)
house, including household affairs
lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards
מִבַּיִת
adv. on the inside
prep. within
base
H1004a בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between H1004b בַּ֫יִת house
1004 bayith bah'-yith
probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest
variation of applications, especially family, etc.):--court,
daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as
would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold),
inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet,
temple, web, + within(-out).
see HEBREW for 01129
בֵּית (bet) — place.
nm
place, origin, between
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — house: home.
: home/temple/building
nm
1) house
1a) house, dwelling habitation
1b) shelter or abode of animals
1c) human bodies (fig.)
1d) of Sheol
1e) of abode of light and darkness
1f) of land of Ephraim
2) place
3) receptacle
4) home, house as containing a family
5) household, family
5a) those belonging to the same household
5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body
6) household affairs
7) inwards (metaph.)
8) (TWOT) temple
adv
9) on the inside
prep
10) within
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth-(ashbea).
nm
This name is used for a house, habitation
Combined with ash.be.a (אַשְׁבֵּעַ "Ashbea" H0791)
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth (Haggan).
nm
This name is used for a house, habitation
Combined with hag (גַּן "Haggan" H1588)
בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) — Beth-(togarmah).
nm
This name is used for a house, habitation
Prep | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms