2 Kings 12:19-21--The Death of Joash

2 Kings 12:19-21
English Standard Version
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The Death of Joash
19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 20 His servants arose and made a conspiracy and struck down Joash in the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla. 21 It was Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, who struck him down, so that he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

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It is interesting to me (though maybe nothing) that the author decided to call the child Joash before he was king (a shortened version of his name), used his entire name Jehoash while he was king, and then went back to calling him Joash again to talk about his death.  There is not much more to add to the story other than he was assassinated by his own servants in the house of Milo, on the way that goes down to Sillia--we'll have to look at the book of Chronicles for more details on that.  The servants who struck him down are named here as Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer.  He, like all the kings of Judah before him, was buried in the city of David among the other kings that were from the line of David and his son, Amaziah, reigned in his place.

We would want to think after reading the account in 1 Kings that he was a good king for Judah, but we already talked about how things ended poorly for him yesterday and that seems to have something to do with why he was assassinated.  It is better to trust in the LORD than in silver, gold, chariots or horsemen.  For the LORD owns the cattle on a thousand hills (He is infinitely wealthy) and He is the LORD of Hosts (He has as many or more angelic warriors at his disposal as there are stars in the heavens--we are only just now starting to get some idea what that means with the pictures that the James Webb Telescope is sending back).