5And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong in his hand, that he smiteth his servants, those smiting the king his father,


In Context

2 a son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Jehoaddan of Jerusalem,

3 and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like David his father, according to all that Joash his father did he hath done,

4 only, the high places have not turned aside — yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.

5 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,

6 and the sons of those smiting him he hath not put to death, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses that Jehovah commanded, saying, 'Fathers are not put to death for sons, and sons are not put to death for fathers, but each for his own sin is put to death.'

7 He hath smitten Edom, in the valley of salt — ten thousand, and seized Selah in war, and one calleth its name Joktheel unto this day,

2 Kings 14:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:5After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:5And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:5And when he had possession of the kingdom, he put his servants to death that had slain the king his father:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:5And 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5And it came to pass when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had smitten the king his father.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:5And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:5It happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he killed his servants who had slain the king his father:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:5And 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.