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2 Chronicles 25:27

2 Chronicles 25:27 is verse 27 of 2 Chronicles chapter 25, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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King James Version

Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.

World English Bible

Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Yahweh, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. He fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.

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2 Chronicles 25:25–28 · Berean Standard Bible

25 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

26 As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

27 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.

28 They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.

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Hebrew words

וּמֵעֵ֗תand from [the] time אֲשֶׁרwhen סָ֤רhe turned aside אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙Amaziah מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יfrom after יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּand people conspired עָלָ֥יוon him קֶ֛שֶׁרa conspiracy בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem וַיָּ֣נָסand he fled לָכִ֑ישָׁהLachish towards וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּand they sent אַחֲרָיו֙after him לָכִ֔ישָׁהLachish towards וַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּand they put to death him שָֽׁםthere

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

2 Chronicles 15:2
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 24:25
And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded.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 Kings 14:19
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.

Joshua 10:31
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.

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