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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.

Context of 2 Kings 14:5

3He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash. 4The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king. 6Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses where the Lord commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.” 7He was the one who defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela in battle, calling it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.

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 9:6“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
• Exodus 21:12“Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.
• Numbers 35:33“ ‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
• 2 Kings 12:20His officials conspired against him and assassinated him at Beth Millo, on the road down to Silla.
• 2 Chronicles 25:3After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the 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
• Look
• 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