As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
- 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.
- NASB Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his hand, that he killed his servants who had killed the king, his father.
- NLT When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 25:3–4Now when the kingdom was established to him, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
- Num 35:33“‘So you shall not pollute the land in which you are; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.
- 2 Kgs 12:20–21His servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.
- Exod 21:12–14“One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
- Gen 9:6Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.
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