2 Kings 14:5

New International Reader's Version

The kingdom was firmly under his control. So he put to death the officials who had murdered his father, the king.

Cross References

Genesis 9:6

“Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

2 Kings 15:19

Then Tiglath-Pileser marched into the land of Israel. He was king of Assyria. Menahem gave him 38 tons of silver to get his help. He wanted to make his control over the kingdom stronger.

2 Kings 21:24

Then the people of the land killed all those officials who had made plans against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.

Numbers 35:33

“ ‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Murder pollutes the land. Only one thing can pay to remove the pollution in the land where murder has been committed. The blood of the one who spilled another’s blood must be spilled.