Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 21:24
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.
The intention of the conspirators had perhaps been to declare a forfeiture of the crown by the existing line, and to place a new dynasty on the throne. This the people would not suffer. They arrested them and put them to death; and insisted on investing with the royal authority the true heir of David, the eldest son of Amon, though he was a boy only 8 years old.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against King Amon,…. On occasion of his death, there seems to have been an insurrection of the people in a body, to avenge the death of their king, who might be beloved on account of his idolatry, so depraved was the nation; or it may be only to avenge his death because he was their king, whose life these men ought not to have taken away: and the rather this may be thought to be the reason by what follows,
and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead; who had been prophesied of by name above three hundred years before, see
1Ki 13:2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24)The people of the land.Thenius thinks these are the militia, as in 2Ki. 11:14; but in neither case does his opinion appear likely.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
24. The fact stated in this verse, that the people of the land rose up against the conspirators and slew them, argues that Amon was not unpopular with the great body of the nation. Possibly the conspirators sought to establish a new dynasty in Judah, a movement not likely to meet with favour, and therefore the people hastened to place Josiah on the throne, though he was then only eight years old.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 21:24 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.
Ver. 24. Made Josiah king.] This was a blessed change; Josiah came as a fresh spring after a sharp winter.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the people of the land slew: 2Ki 14:5
made Josiah: 2Ki 11:17, 2Ki 14:21, 1Sa 11:15, 2Sa 5:3, 1Ki 12:1, 1Ki 12:20, 2Ch 22:1, 2Ch 26:1, 2Ch 33:25
Reciprocal: 2Ki 23:30 – the people
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 21:24. The people slew all that had conspired against King Amon Thus they cleared themselves from having any hand in the crime, and did what was incumbent on them, to deter others from the like villanous practices. And the people made Josiah his son king It is probable the conspirators had designed to put him by, but the people stood by him, and settled him on the throne, encouraged, it may be, by the indications he gave, even in his early days, of a good disposition. Now they made a happy change from one of the worst to one of the best of all the kings of Judah. Once more, said God, they shall be tried with a reformation: if that succeed, well; if not, then, after that I will cut them down.