2 Kings 14:5

2 Kings 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand, he struck down his servants who had struck down the king his father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

Context of 2 Kings 14:5

3He did what the Lord considered right, but not exactly what his ancestor David had done. He did everything his father Joash had done. 4But the illegal places of worship were still not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites. As soon as he had a firm control over the kingdom, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the former king. 6But he didn’t execute their children. He obeyed the Lord’s command written in the Book of Moses’ Teachings: “Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime.” 7Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region and took the city of Sela in battle. He gave it the name Joktheel, which is still its name today.

2 Kings 14:5 word by word

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר חָזְקָ֥ה הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו הַמַּכִּ֖ים אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• was confirmedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• in his handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• that he slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Kings 14:5

• Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, because in the image of God, God made humans.
• Exodus 21:12“Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death.
• Numbers 35:33“You must not pollute the land where you live. Murder is what pollutes the land. The land where a murder was committed can never make peace with the Lord except through the death of the murderer.
• 2 Kings 12:20His own officials plotted against him and killed him at Beth Millo on the road that goes down to Silla.
• 2 Chronicles 25:3As soon as he had firm control over the kingdom, he executed the officials who killed his father, the former king.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5As soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand - No doubt those wicked men, Jozachar and Jehozabad, who murdered his father, had considerable power and influence; and therefore he found it dangerous to bring them to justice, till he was assured of the loyalty of his other officers: when this was clear, he called them to account, and put them to death.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The phrase, “confirmed in his hand” 2 Kings 15:19, usually expresses the authorisation of a new reign by an imperial superior (see 2 Kings 15:19 note); but here it describes the result when the troubles consequent upon the murder of Joash had passed away. The new king‘s authority was generally recognized by his subjects.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6When Amaziah executed his father’s killers, he obeyed the law that says parents and children should not be punished for each other’s crimes (Deuteronomy 24:16; see also 2 Chronicles 25:4). He put the killers to death but did not kill their children.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62Ki 14:1-6. Amaziah's Good Reign over Judah. 3-6. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father--The beginning of his reign was excellent, for he acted the part of a constitutional king, according to the law of God, yet not with perfect sincerity of heart (compare 2Ch 25:2). As in the case of his father Joash, the early promise was belied by the devious course he personally followed in later life (see 2Ch 20:14), as…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 14:5

• Citizens
• Edomites
• Homicide
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Jehoash
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• Meddle
• Worse
• Amaziah
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Nimshi

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary