And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
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Gill's Exposition
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah,.... The same with Azariah: he is sometimes called by one name, and sometimes by the other, see Kg2…
Barnes' Notes
Before the people - i. e. openly and publicly. The Septuagint turns the original of the above words into a proper name, Keblaam, and makes him the actual assassin, but without much ground.
Adam Clarke
Smote him before the people - In some public assembly: he probably became very unpopular.
The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three reigns, though there were many abominable corruptions and miserable grievances…
Cambridge Bible
Shallum the son of Jabesh Nothing more is known of him than is given in this verse. The death of the last scion of the house of Jehu by the sword appears to be foretold in Amo 7:9, -I will rise…
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