richmahn_en_tn/2ki/24/04.md

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innocent blood that he shed

Blood is a metonym for innocent life, and shedding blood is a metonym for killing innocent people. Alternate translation: "innocent people whom he killed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood

Blood is a metonym for innocent life, and shedding blood is a metonym for killing innocent people. Alternate translation: "he killed many innocent people in Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)