2 Kings 14:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.”
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“As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong in his hand, that he smiteth his servants, those smiting the king his father,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 14:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
- 2 Kings 12:20And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
- 2 Kings 12:21His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 21:24But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 25:3As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
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