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2 Kings 21:24

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And 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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  1. 2 Kings 14:5Rank 1 from verse 24
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    5¶ And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.

  2. 1 Kings 12:1Rank 2 from verse 24
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    1AND Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

  3. 1 Kings 12:20Rank 3 from verse 24
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    20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  4. 1 Samuel 11:15Rank 4 from verse 24
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    15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

  5. 2 Chronicles 22:1Rank 5 from verse 24
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    1AND the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

  6. 2 Chronicles 26:1Rank 6 from verse 24
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    1THEN all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

  7. 2 Chronicles 33:25Rank 7 from verse 24
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    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.

  8. 2 Kings 11:17Rank 8 from verse 24
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    17¶ And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.

  9. 2 Kings 14:21Rank 9 from verse 24
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    21¶ And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

  10. 2 Samuel 5:3Rank 10 from verse 24
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    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David king over Israel.

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2 Kings 21:24

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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king

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

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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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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stead

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The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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21:23¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

21:24And 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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21:25Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

21:26And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

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