Treason (Hastings' Dictionary)
This word occurs in EV only in 1 K 16^ (of Zimri) and 2 K ll» = 2Ch 23'^ (the exclamation of Athaliah). In these instances it had better have been rendered ' conspiracy,' the tr. of the same Heb. term (i^'p) in RV of Is 8'^ (AV ' confederacy ' ; for justification of the read- ing ■'5'S against Seeker, Lowth, Lagarde, Stade, ct al., who emend ay, see Cheyne, Introd. to Is. 40 ; LXX has aK\Tjpi>i> = n^'s), and in AV and RV of 2 S 15'2, 2 K 17S Jer IP, Ezk 2'22». Cf.
the use of the verb irp in 1 S 22a- is_ 2 S 15^', 1 K 15^ 16''«, 2K 9'* 10» 12-'" ( = 2Ch 2425'-) 14'" ( = 2Ch 25^) 1510. 16. 25. 30 2i2i. 24 ( ^ 2 ch 33-"- =»), 2 Ch 24^', Neh i^. Am 7'°, in all of which both AV and RV render by 'conspire,' 'make conspiracj',' or 'be a conspirator.' J. A. Selbie.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Treason
Treason tre'-z'-n: The translation of qesher, in English Versions of the Bible 1 Ki 16:20; 2Ki 11:14 parallel 2Ch 23:13. Qesher (from qashar, "to bind") means "a conspiracy" (2Sa 15:12; 2Ki 12:20, etc.), and the translation "treason" is due to the King James Versions' love of variety. ⇒See a list of verses on TREASON in the Bible. ⇒See the definition of treason in the KJV Dictionary
References
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