2 Kings 15 · Verse 10

2 Kings 15:10

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 15:10, King James Version

2 Kings 15:10 in other translations

BSBThen Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
WEBShallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people and killed him, and reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd Shallum son of Jabesh conspireth against him, and smiteth him before the people, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.
DARBYAnd Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made a secret design against him, and, attacking him in Ibleam, put him to death and became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Kings 15:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 15:8-10

8-10. In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel--There was an interregnum from some unknown cause between the reign of Jeroboam and the accession of his son, which lasted, according to some, for ten or twelve years, according to others, for twenty-two years, or more. This prince pursued the religious policy of the calf-worship, and his reign was short…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Smote him before the people - In some public assembly: he probably became very unpopular.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 15:8-31

This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept…

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2 Kings 15:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.Shorand he conspiredH7194
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon himH5921
שַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumShallumH7967
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshJabeshH3003
וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huand he struck down himH5221
קָֽבָלְ\־ka.val.'Am-beforeH6905
עָ֖ם'am[the] peopleH5971
וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huand he killed himH4191
וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃tach.Tavin place of himH8478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 15:10

  • 2 Kings 9:31

    And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

  • Amos 7:9

    And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

  • Hosea 1:4-5

    And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

  • 2 Kings 15:14

    For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 15:30

    And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

  • 2 Kings 15:25

    But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

  • 2 Kings 9:24

    And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

  • 1 Kings 15:28

    Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 16:9-10

    And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3232. B.C. 772. smote him."As prophesied. Am 7:9."
slew him.
14,25,30; 9:24,31; 1Ki 15:28; 16:9,10; Ho 1:4,5

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Context

  • 2 Kings 15:9

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kings 15:10

    And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 15:11

    And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

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2 Kings 15:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Contra él se conjuró Sallum hijo de Jabes, y lo hirió en presencia de su pueblo, y matólo, y reinó en su lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Shallum, fils de Jabesh, conspira contre lui, et le frappa devant le peuple, et le fit mourir; et il régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Sallum, der Sohn Jabes, machte eine Verschwörung wider ihn und erschlug ihn vor dem Volke und tötete ihn. Und er ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Conjuravit autem contra eum Sellum filius Jabes: percussitque eum palam, et interfecit, regnavitque pro eo.