2 Chronicles 33:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.”

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BSBPD

“But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the people of the land smite all those conspiring against king Amon, and the people of the land cause Josiah his son to reign in his stead.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 33:25 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
  2. Numbers 35:31You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
  3. Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:3As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
  5. 2 Chronicles 26:1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
  6. 2 Chronicles 34:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
  7. 2 Chronicles 36:1Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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