2Ch 24:25 | NET2full | STEP | When they withdrew , they left Joash badly wounded . His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to the son of Jehoiada the priest . They murdered him on his bed . Thus he died and was buried in the City of David , but not in the tombs of the kings .

‏ 2 Chronicles 24:25

25 When they withdrew, they left Joash ^{▼▼tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to ^{▼▼tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”} the son ^{▼▼tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bene, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.} of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus ^{▼▼tn Heb “and he died.”} he died and was buried in the City of David, ^{▼▼sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.} but not in the tombs of the kings.