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2 Kings 21:23

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¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
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  1. 2 Kings 12:20Rank 1 from verse 23
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    20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

  2. 2 Chronicles 33:24–25Rank 2 from verse 23
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    24And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

    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.

  3. 2 Kings 14:19Rank 3 from verse 23
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    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.

  4. 1 Kings 15:27Rank 4 from verse 23
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    27¶ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

  5. 1 Kings 16:9Rank 5 from verse 23
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    9And 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.

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2 Kings 21:23

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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22And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.

23¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

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24And 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.

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