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And it happened,וַיְהִיas soon asכַּאֲשֶׁרthe kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָהwas firmחָזְקָהin his hand,בְּיָדוֹthat he struckוַיַּךְhis servantsאֶת עֲבָדָיוwho had struckהַמַּכִּיםthe kingאֶת הַמֶּלֶךְhis father.אָבִיו
2 Kings 14:5
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2 Kings 14:5, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- the kingdomמַּמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears- was firmחָזְקָהchazka
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazka” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- that he struckיַּךְyach
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “yach” appears- his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
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The reign of Amaziah
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2 Kings 14:1-6
1In year two of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, became king. 2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, only not like David his father; he did according to all that Joash his father had done. 4Only the high places did not go away; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 5And it happened, as soon as the kingdom was firm in his hand, that he struck his servants who had struck the king his father. 6But the sons of those who struck him he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of the law of Moses, which YHWH commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, and sons shall not be put to death for fathers; but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”
1Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, only not with a whole heart. 3And it happened, as soon as the kingdom was firm upon him, that he killed his servants who had struck the king his father. 4But their sons he did not put to death, but acted according to what is written in the law, in the book of Moses, where YHWH commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not die for sons, and sons shall not die for fathers; but each shall die for his own sin.”
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4Only the high places did not go away; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
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6But the sons of those who struck him he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of the law of Moses, which YHWH commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, and sons shall not be put to death for fathers; but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”