qe.sher denotes an organized plot or concerted action against a person or authority in the biblical passages supplied.

The term consistently denotes a concerted plot or coordinated action, most often directed against a king or ruler and sometimes identified as a charge or condition within a community. The supplied verses also use it for a plot described in royal records and for a group portrayed as acting together harmfully.

1. A coordinated plot against a person or authority · dominant

   In 2 Kings 15:30, the absolute noun occurs in the report that Hoshea acted against Pekah, struck him down, and reigned in his place; the APB renders the clause “formed a conspiracy against Pekah.” In 2 Kings 14:19, the same absolute form stands in a plot against Amaziah that leads to pursuit and death, while in 2 Samuel 15:12 the plot becomes strong as people increase with Absalom. Jeremiah 11:9 extends the same use to a conspiracy found among Judah and Jerusalem, and Ezekiel 22:25 uses the construct form for prophets within the city portrayed as devouring lives and seizing wealth.

   2 Kings 15:302 Kings 14:192 Samuel 15:12Jeremiah 11:9Ezekiel 22:252 Kings 17:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “conspiracy,” including cries of “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!” in 2 Kings 11:14 and 2 Chronicles 23:13, and it also renders related clauses with “conspired” or “formed a conspiracy.” In 2 Kings 12:21, the supplied APB describes the servants’ attack without an explicit English rendering for the term, so the translation does not isolate it consistently.