User blog comment:Calvincambridge30/Versus/@comment-26982641-20160530092532/@comment-26992577-20160530102910

If he gained powers by being the king at all. He also didn't smite the demon, it is unclear, he may send him to Hell. It's the same effect when Lucifer or another archangel kill someone, otherwise we would need to assume that snapping fingers (+ explosion effect) doesn't necessarily mean that the target is dead.