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 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

3And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done. 4However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 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. 6But the children of the murderers he did not execute, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall be put to death for his own sin.” 7He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel 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 man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.
• Exodus 21:12“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.
• Numbers 35:33So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.
• 2 Kings 12:20And his servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the Millo, which goes down to Silla.
• 2 Chronicles 25:3Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants 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