2nd Kings Chapter 14 verse 5 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father:
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Now when he became strong in the kingdom, straight away he put to death those servants who had taken the life of the king his father;
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And it came to pass when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had smitten the king his father.
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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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And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father.
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It happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he killed his servants who had slain the king his father:
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And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong in his hand, that he smiteth his servants, those smiting the king his father,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand. Joash had been murdered in Jerusalem by conspirators (2 Kings 12:20). A time of trouble had, no doubt, supervened. The conspirators would not wish to see Amaziah placed upon the throne, and may have opposed and delayed his appointment. But their efforts proved fruitless. After a time, the young king was confirmed (literally, "strengthened"), i.e. settled and established in his kingdom, all opposition being overcome or dying away. This seems to be what the writer means. He cannot intend a confirmation by a foreign suzerain, which the phrase used might import (2 Kings 15:19), when he has given no hint of any subjection of the kingdom to any foreign power, or indeed of any serious attack on its independence. That he slew his servants. Jozachar and Jehozabad were "servants" of Joash, apparently domestic servants employed in his palace, and are therefore reckoned "servants" also of his successor. Which had slain the king his father. In the "house of Millo,' where he lay sick. They "slew him on his bed" (see 2 Chronicles 24:25).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) As soon as the kingdom was confirmed--i.e., as soon as he was firmly established on the throne; as soon as he felt his power secure. (Comp. 1Kings 2:46.)Slew . . .--slain.--Literally, smote . . . smitten.
