2 Kings 14:5

And when the kingdome was confirmed in his hand, he slewe his seruants which had killed the King his father.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

4Notwithstanding the hie places were not taken away: for as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense in the hie places.

6But the children of those that did slay him, he slewe not, according vnto that that is written in the booke of the Lawe of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children put to death for the fathers: but euery man shall be put to death for his owne sinne.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:12He that smiteth a man, and he die, shall dye the death.

2 Kings 12:20And his seruants arose and wrought treason, and slewe Ioash in the house of Millo, when he came downe to Silla:

2 Kings 21:24And the people of the land slewe all them that had conspired against King Amon, and the people made Iosiah his sonne King in his steade.

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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