550 B

Raw Blame History

someone will rise up in his place

"another man will become king of the North instead of that king"

will make a tax collector pass through

"will send someone to take taxes from the people" or "will send someone to oppress the people"

for the sake of the splendor of the kingdom

This collector will collect money so that the king can be wealthy.

he will be broken

"the new king will die"

but not in anger

Possible meanings are 1) no one was angry at the king, or 2) that the occasion and cause of the king's death were kept secret.