And when Yehoram had risen up over the reign of his father and strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also others of the heads of Yisra’ĕl.
2 Chronicles 25:3 - The Scriptures 2009 And it came to be, upon his strong control of the reign, that he killed his servants who had struck his father the sovereign. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When his kingdom was firmly established, he slew his servants who had killed the king his father. American Standard Version (1901) Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. Common English Bible Once he had secured control over his kingdom, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father the king. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he saw himself to be strengthened in his rule, he cut the throats of the servants who had killed his father, the king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father. |
And when Yehoram had risen up over the reign of his father and strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also others of the heads of Yisra’ĕl.
But he did not put their children to death, but did as it is written in the Torah in the Book of Mosheh, where יהוה commanded, saying, “Fathers are not put to death for their children, and children are not put to death for their fathers, but each one has to die for his own sin.”
But the people of the land struck all those who had conspired against Sovereign Amon, and the people of the land set up his son Yoshiyahu to reign in his place.
“But when a man acts presumptuously against his neighbour, to kill him by treachery, you are to take him even from My slaughter-place to die.