2 Kings 14:5

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר חָזְקָה הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיַּךְ אֶת ־ עֲבָדָיו הַמַּכִּים אֶת ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ אָבִֽיו ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

4רַק הַבָּמוֹת לֹא ־ סָרוּ עוֹד הָעָם מְזַבְּחִים וּֽמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמֽוֹת ׃

6וְאֶת ־ בְּנֵי הַמַּכִּים לֹא הֵמִית כַּכָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תּֽוֹרַת ־ מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר ־ צִוָּה יְהוָה לֵאמֹר לֹא ־ יוּמְתוּ אָבוֹת עַל ־ בָּנִים וּבָנִים לֹא ־ יוּמְתוּ עַל ־ אָבוֹת כִּי אִם ־ אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ ימות ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 21:12מַכֵּה אִישׁ וָמֵת מוֹת יוּמָֽת ׃

2 Kings 12:20וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יוֹאָשׁ וְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲלוֹא ־ הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל ־ סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָֽה ׃

2 Kings 21:24וַיַּךְ עַם ־ הָאָרֶץ אֵת כָּל ־ הַקֹּשְׁרִים עַל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ אָמוֹן וַיַּמְלִיכוּ עַם ־ הָאָרֶץ אֶת ־ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו ׃

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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