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2 Kings 14:5

3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.

4 Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

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

6 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”

7 Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

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BSB
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
KJV
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.
WEB
As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,
ASV
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:
DARBY
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.
BLB
And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he killed his servants who had struck the king, his father.
ÅB
Så snart han hadde fått kongedømmet fast i sin hånd, slo han ihjel dem av sine tjenere som hadde slått ihjel hans far kongen.
OTB
Da riket var sikkert under hans kontroll, henrettet han tjenerne som hadde myrdet hans far, kongen.
B1930
Så snart han hadde fått kongedømmet fast i sin hånd, slo han ihjel dem av sine tjenere som hadde slått ihjel hans far kongen.

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