2-kings 15:10
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made a secret design against him, and, attacking him in Ibleam, put him to death and became king in his place.
Webster's Revision
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
World English Bible
Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Clarke's 2-kings 15:10 Bible Commentary
Smote him before the people - In some public assembly: he probably became very unpopular.
Barnes's 2-kings 15:10 Bible Commentary
Before the people - i. e. openly and publicly. The Septuagint turns the original of the above words into a proper name, Keblaam, and makes him the actual assassin, but without much ground.
