| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 2Ki 21:24 | King James | 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. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| 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. |