KJV 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.
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2 Chronicles 25:27
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.
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BSB 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.
WEB 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.
ASV American Standard Version
Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Jehovah they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And from the time that Amaziah hath turned aside from after Jehovah—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,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 25
24 And [he took] all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, [are] they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
27 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.
28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
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וּמֵעֵ֗תH6256 · ettimeאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichסָ֤רH5493 · surto turn aside: removeאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙H558 · a.mats.yahAmaziahמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּH7194 · qa.sharto conspireעָלָ֥יוH5921 · aluponקֶ֛שֶׁרH7195 · qe.sherconspiracyבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוַיָּ֣נָסH5127 · nusto fleeלָכִ֑ישָׁהH3923 · la.khishLachishוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאַחֲרָיו֙H310 · a.charafterלָכִ֔ישָׁהH3923 · la.khishLachishוַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּH4191 · mutto dieשָֽׁם׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 24:25And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.Joshua 10:31And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:2 Kings 14:19Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.2 Chronicles 15:2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
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