2 Kings 14:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

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;

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.

2 Kings 15:19

In his day, Pul, the king of Assyria, came up against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that he might let him keep the kingdom.

2 Kings 21:24

But the people of the land put to death all those who had taken part in the design against the king, and made Josiah his son king in his place.

Numbers 35:33

So do not make the land where you are living unholy: for blood makes the land unholy: and there is no way of making the land free from the blood which has come on it, but only by the death of him who was the cause of it.