2Ki 14:5 Cross References
2 Kings 14:5
5: When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the men who had assassinated his father.
2 Chronicles 25:3
- When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the men who had assassinated his father.
- However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor the children for the sins of their parents. Those worthy of death must be executed for their own crimes."
Genesis 9:6
- Yes, you must execute anyone who murders another person, for to kill a person is to kill a living being made in God's image.
Exodus 21:12
- "Anyone who hits a person hard enough to cause death must be put to death.
- But if it is an accident and God allows it to happen, I will appoint a place where the slayer can run for safety.
- However, if someone deliberately attacks and kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and put to death.
Numbers 35:33
- This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no atonement can be made for murder except by the execution of the murderer.
2 Kings 12:20
- But his officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.
- The assassins were Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer--both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king.