2 Kings 14:5

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah killed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.

Exodus 21:12-14

“Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.

Numbers 35:33

“Do not defile the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

2 Kings 12:20-21

Joash’s servants conspired against him and killed him at Beth-millo on the road that goes down to Silla.

2 Chronicles 25:3-4

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

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Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

That he slew

Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.
Exodus 21:12
“Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.
Numbers 35:33
“Do not defile the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

His servants

2 Kings 12:20
Joash’s servants conspired against him and killed him at Beth-millo on the road that goes down to Silla.
2 Chronicles 25:3
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

General references

Deuteronomy 24:16
“Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.

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