2 Chronicles 25:3
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New International Version (©2011)
After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now it came about as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had slain his father the king.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

International Standard Version (©2012)
As soon as he had consolidated his royal authority, he executed the servants who had killed his father, the king,

NET Bible (©2006)
When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
As soon as he had firm control over the kingdom, he executed the officials who killed his father, the former king.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

American King James Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father.

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass when the kingdom was established unto him, that he killed his servants who had smitten the king his father.

English Revised Version
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants which had killed the king his father.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

World English Bible
Now it happened, when the kingdom was established to him, that he killed his servants who had killed the king his father.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong upon him, that he slayeth his servants, those smiting the king his father,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

25:1-13 Amaziah was no enemy to religion, but cool and indifferent friend. Many do what is good, but not with a perfect heart. Rashness makes work for repentance. But Amaziah's obedience to the command of God was to his honour. A firm belief of God's all-sufficiency to bear us out in our duty, and to make up all the loss and damage was sustain in his service, will make his yoke very easy, and his burden very light. When we are called to part with any thing for God and our religion, it should satisfy us, that God is able to give us much more than this. Convinced sinners, who have not true faith, always object to self-denying obedience. They are like Amaziah; they say, But what shall we do for the hundred talents? What shall we do if by keeping the sabbath holy we lose so many good customers? What shall we do without this gain? What shall we do if we lose the friendship of the world? Many endeavour to quiet their consciences by the pretence that forbidden practices are necessary. The answer is, as here, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this. He makes up, even in this world, for all that is given up for his sake.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 3. - Was established to him; Hebrew, חָזְקָה. This is kal conjugation of the verb, which we found in piel in ver. 5 of foregoing chapter, and there rendered "repair." The kal force of the word is simply to "be strong" (Genesis 41:57; Joshua 17:13; 2 Kings 14:5). The hiph., to "make strong," or "confirm," as it is rendered here, is found in 2 Kings 15:19. Again and again the disorders of the kingdom and the violent deaths of prophets and kings must have greatly contributed to nervous apprehensions, in fact only too just, when a new king ascended the throne. In the parallel and in passage last quoted the words, "in his hand," follow the verb. Amaziah both needed to get his own hand in, according to modern phrase, and to get things well into his hand. His servants. It may be held surprising that they should have been found "in the place," or should now be his servants at all. The explanation may be either that their guilt had not yet been known, or, if known, had not been fixed upon them.

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Amaziah Reigns Well in Judah
1Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart. 3Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

2 Kings 14:5 After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.
2 Chronicles 25:4 Yet he did not put their children to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: "Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children be put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin."