2 Kings

2 Kings 14:5–7

5As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king. 6Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”b

7Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

Footnotes

  • b 14:6 Deuteronomy 24:16|DEU 24:16

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2 Kings 14:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As soon asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הham·mam·lā·ḵāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
was firmlyחָזְקָ֥הḥā·zə·qāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
in his graspבְּיָד֑וֹbə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
Amaziah executedוַיַּךְ֙way·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
the servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
who had murderedהַמַּכִּ֖יםham·mak·kîmArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH5221 smite
his fatherאָבִֽיו׃’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king

2 Kings 14:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yetוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
he did notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
put the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the murderersהַמַּכִּ֖יםham·mak·kîmArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH5221 smite
to deathהֵמִ֑יתhê·mîṯVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
according to what is writtenכַּכָּת֣וּבkak·kā·ṯūḇPreposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH3789 write
in the Bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbə·sê·p̄erPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Lawתּֽוֹרַת־tō·w·raṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH8451 direction, instruction, law
of Mosesמֹ֠שֶׁהmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
whereאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
commandedצִוָּ֨הṣiw·wāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Fathersאָב֤וֹת’ā·ḇō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH1 father
must notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be put to deathיוּמְת֨וּyū·mə·ṯūVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4191 die
forעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
their childrenבָּנִים֙bā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
and childrenוּבָנִים֙ū·ḇā·nîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH1121 son
must notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be put to deathיוּמְת֣וּyū·mə·ṯūVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4191 die
forעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
their fathersאָב֔וֹת’ā·ḇō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH1 father
eachאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
is to dieיָמוּת׃yå̄·mūṯVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbə·ḥeṭ·’ōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2399 sin

2 Kings 14:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Amaziahהוּא־hū-Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
struck downהִכָּ֨הhik·kāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
10,000עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת‘ă·śe·reṯNumber - masculine singular constructH6235 ten
Edomitesאֱד֤וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
in the Valleyבְּגֵיא־bə·ḡê-Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1516 valley
of Saltהַמֶּלַחham·mɛ·laḥNoun - proper - feminine singularH4417 salt
He tookוְתָפַ֥שׂwə·ṯā·p̄aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8610 lay hold of, wield
Selaהַסֶּ֖לַעhas·se·la‘Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5554 Sela
in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbam·mil·ḥā·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
it Joktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לyā·qə·ṯə·’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH3371 Joktheel
its nameשְׁמָהּ֙šə·māhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8034 name
toעַ֖ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this veryהַזֶּֽה׃פhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayהַיּ֥וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

Cross-references

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2 Kings 14:5 2 Kings 12:20–21 · Numbers 35:33 · 2 Chronicles 25:3–4

2 Kings 14:6 Deuteronomy 24:16 · Ezekiel 18:20 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Jeremiah 31:30

2 Kings 14:7 2 Samuel 8:13 · Joshua 15:38 · 1 Chronicles 18:12 · Psalm 60:1

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