Verse 25
But the people of the land put to death all those who had taken part in the design against King Amon, and made his son Josiah king in his place.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 9:5-6 : 5 And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man. 6 Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
- Num 35:31 : 31 Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.
- Num 35:33 : 33 So do not make the land where you are living unholy: for blood makes the land unholy: and there is no way of making the land free from the blood which has come on it, but only by the death of him who was the cause of it.
- 2 Chr 26:1 : 1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chr 34:1 : 1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
- 2 Chr 36:1 : 1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.