Evil kings who were Assassinated by their own Staff
Four kings in the Old Testament were assassinated by their own staff. It was because those kings were truly horrible people.
BIBLE VERSES
1 Kings 15:27. Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against [King Nadab of Israel]; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
1 Kings 16:10. and Zimri went in and struck [King Elah of Israel] and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
2 Kings 15:10. Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against [King Zechariah of Israel], and struck him before the people and killed him, and reigned in his place.
2 Kings 21:23. The servants of [king] Amon [of Judah] conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
SEE ALSO
Selecting a Child as King. A child is almost certainly not qualified to be king. However, the people of Judah anointed three children as their king.
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. In the kings of the Old Testament, we see powerful examples that power corrupts. That absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Evil kings who were assassinated by their own staff. Four kings in the Old Testament were assassinated by their own staff. It was because those kings were truly horrible people.
Kings of Judah who did what was Right in the LORD’s eyes. Of the 20 kings of Judah, most were bad guys. Only four did what was right in the LORD’s eyes.
Corrupt Leaders. In the Book of Kings, the leaders exhibit narcissistic behaviors. They demand subservience. They commit idolatry and murder. They disobey sexual laws.
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