And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
These are the men who plotted against him: Zabad, whose mother Shimeath was from Ammon, and Jehozabad, whose mother Shimrith was from Moab.
This verse identifies the two men who conspired to assassinate King Joash, noting that both had foreign mothers.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the account of King Joash's assassination by his own servants in 835 BC. Joash had started as a righteous king but later turned away from God after his mentor Jehoiada the priest died. The mention of the conspirators' foreign mothers (from Ammon and Moab) may indicate ongoing tensions between Israel and these neighboring nations, or suggest that foreign influences contributed to the plot against the king.
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