2 Kings 14:5

New English Translation

When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”

2 Kings 15:19

Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem paid him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and to solidify his control of the kingdom.

2 Kings 21:24

The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

Numbers 35:33

“You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.