Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human shall that person's blood be shed; for in his own image God made humankind.
2 Kings 14:5 - New Revised Standard Version As soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand he killed his servants who had murdered his father the king. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As soon as the kingdom was established in Amaziah's hand, he slew his servants who had slain the king his father. [II Kings 12:20.] American Standard Version (1901) 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: 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 had obtained the kingdom, he struck down those of his servants who had killed his father, the king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had possession of the kingdom, he put his servants to death that had slain the king his father. |
Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human shall that person's blood be shed; for in his own image God made humankind.
King Pul of Assyria came against the land; Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, so that he might help him confirm his hold on the royal power.
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in place of him.
You shall not pollute the land in which you live; for blood pollutes the land, and no expiation can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.