2 Kings 14:5

And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.

In Context

4Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high places.

6but the children of the murderers he put not to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as the LORD commanded saying: 'The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.'

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Cross References

Exodus 21:12He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.

2 Kings 12:20(12-21) And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.

2 Kings 21:24But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:2-8

The Reign of Amaziah. ( b. c. 828.) 1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did… Read the whole commentary →

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