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2 Chronicles 25:3

When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Zabad;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joash or Jehoash;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Zabad;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amaziah ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Amaziah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had killed his father the king.
Hebrew Names Version
Now it happened, when the kingdom was established to him, that he killed his servants who had killed the king his father.
King James Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
English Standard Version
And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father.
New Century Version
As soon as Amaziah took strong control of the kingdom, he executed the officers who had murdered his father the king.
Amplified Bible
When his kingdom was firmly established, he killed his servants who had struck down his father the king.
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
World English Bible
Now it happened, when the kingdom was established to him, that he killed his servants who had killed the king his father.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the kingdome was established vnto him, he slewe his seruants, that had slaine the King his father.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened as soon as the kingdom was strong in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father.
Berean Standard Bible
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
Contemporary English Version
For example, as soon as he had control of Judah, he arrested and killed the officers who had murdered his father.
Complete Jewish Bible
As soon as he had the kingdom firmly in his control, he put to death the servants of his who had assassinated the king his father.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when the kingdom was established unto him, that he killed his servants who had smitten the king his father.
Easy-to-Read Version
He became a strong king and killed the officials who had killed his father the king.
George Lamsa Translation
Now it came to pass when the kingdom was strengthened in his hand, he slew his servants who had killed the king his father.
Good News Translation
As soon as he was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had murdered his father.
Lexham English Bible
And it happened that as his reign was strengthened, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
Literal Translation
And it happened, when the kingdom had been made strong to him, he killed his servants, those who had struck the king, his father.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan his kingdome was in stregth, he slewe his seruautes which had slayne the kinge his father.
American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
Bible in Basic English
Now when he became strong in the kingdom, he put to death those men who had taken the life of the king his father.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as he was setled in the kingdome, he slue his seruauntes that had killed the king his father.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants who had killed the king his father.
King James Version (1611)
Now it came to passe when the kingdome was established to him, that he slew his seruants, that had killed the king his father.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass, when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father.
English Revised Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants which had killed the king his father.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he siy the empire strengthid to hym silf, he stranglide the seruauntis, that killiden the kyng, his fadir;
Update Bible Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his slaves that had killed the king his father.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
New King James Version
Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.
New Living Translation
When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.
New Life Bible
As soon as the nation was under his rule, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
New Revised Standard
As soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand he killed his servants who had murdered his father the king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when the kingdom was confirmed unto him, that he slew his servants who had smitten the king his father;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father.
Revised Standard Version
And as soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand he killed his servants who had slain the king his father.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong upon him, that he slayeth his servants, those smiting the king his father,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now it came about as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had slain his father the king.

Contextual Overview

1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion. 3 When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. 4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord 's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. A man must be executed only for his own sin." 5 Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age equipped with spears and shields. 6 He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents of silver. 7 But a prophet visited him and said: "O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites. 8 Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating." 9 Amaziah asked the prophet: "But what should I do about the hundred talents of silver I paid the Israelite troops?" The prophet replied, "The Lord is capable of giving you more than that." 10 So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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Now it came: 2 Kings 14:5-22

established to him: Heb. confirmed upon him

he slew: 2 Chronicles 24:25, 2 Chronicles 24:26, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Exodus 21:14, Numbers 35:31-33, No doubt those wicked men, Jozachar and Jehozabad, who murdered his father, had considerable 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 an account, and justly put them to death for treason and murder; for, if even these conspirators against Joash intended to avenge upon him the death of Zechariah, they acted without a commission from that God "to whom vengeance belongeth.

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:3 - he did

Cross-References

2 Samuel 2:9
He appointed him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
1 Kings 10:1
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.
Job 6:19
The caravans of Tema looked intently for these streams; the traveling merchants of Sheba hoped for them.
Psalms 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts; the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
Jeremiah 25:23
the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz, all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples;
Jeremiah 49:8
Turn and flee! Take up refuge in remote places, you people who live in Dedan. For I will bring disaster on the descendants of Esau. I have decided it is time for me to punish them.
Ezekiel 25:13
So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and I will kill the people and animals within her, and I will make her desolate; from Teman to Dedan they will die by the sword.
Ezekiel 27:6
They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck with cypresses from the Kittean isles.
Ezekiel 27:20
Dedan was your client in saddlecloths for riding.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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