Treason

tre'-z'-n: The translation of qesher, in English Versions of the Bible1Ki 16:20;2Ki 11:14parallel2Ch 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.