2 Kings 14:5

5 Now when he became strong in the kingdom, straight away he put to death those servants who had taken the life of the king his father;

2 Kings 14:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:5

And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was strengthened in
his hand
That he was well settled on the throne, and had a share in the affection of the people, and the idolatry and murder his father had committed were worn off of the minds of the people, and the friends of the conspirators against him were become few or none:

that he slew his servants that had slain the king his father;
charged them with the murder in a court of judicature, obtained a sentence against them, and had them executed.

2 Kings 14:5 In-Context

3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, though not like David his father; he did as Joash his father had done.

4 But still the high places were not taken away; the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.

5 Now when he became strong in the kingdom, straight away he put to death those servants who had taken the life of the king his father;

6 But he did not put their children to death; for the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses say, The fathers are not to be put to death for the children, or the children for their fathers; but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

7 He put to the sword twelve thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela in war, naming it Joktheel, as it is to this day.