And as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his hand, he killed his servants who had murdered his father the king — Amaziah displays both justice and prudence in securing his throne by executing his father's assassins. The phrase "when the kingdom was firmly in his hand" (כִּי־חָזְקָה הַמַּמְלָכָה בְיָדוֹ, *ki-chazqah ha-mamlakah be-yado*) suggests consolidation of power before executing judgment. Yet he did not put to death the children of the murderers, following the Deuteronomic principle that children should not be executed for their parents' sins (Deuteronomy 24:16). This adherence to Torah law in the midst of political consolidation demonstrates genuine commitment to covenantal restraint.

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