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

3Now he did what was right in the eyes of Adonai, yet not like his father David—he did like all his father Joash had done. 4Still, the high places were not taken away. The people were still sacrificing and burning incense in the high places. Once the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his courtiers who had assassinated his father the king. 6However, he did not execute the children of the assassins, keeping what is written in the Torah of Moses, where Adonai commanded saying, “The fathers will not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but each one will be put to death for his own sin.” 7He struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt, captured Sela in the battle, and renamed it Joktheel, as it is 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 9:6The one who sheds human blood, by a human will his blood be shed, for in God’s image He made humanity.
• Exodus 21:12“Whoever strikes a man so that he dies must surely be put to death.
• Numbers 35:33You are not to pollute the land in which you are. Blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for land polluted by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who sheds it.
• 2 Kings 12:20Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
• 2 Chronicles 25:3Once he had the kingdom firmly secured under him, he executed his courtiers who had assassinated 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

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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