Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

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Bible References

That he slew

Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Exodus 21:12
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall be surely put to death.
Numbers 35:33
So ye shall not pollute the land in which ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him that shed it.

His servants

2 Kings 12:20
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
2 Chronicles 25:3
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

General references

Deuteronomy 24:16
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.