2 Kings 14:6

וְאֶת ־ בְּנֵי הַמַּכִּים לֹא הֵמִית כַּכָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תּֽוֹרַת ־ מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר ־ צִוָּה יְהוָה לֵאמֹר לֹא ־ יוּמְתוּ אָבוֹת עַל ־ בָּנִים וּבָנִים לֹא ־ יוּמְתוּ עַל ־ אָבוֹת כִּי אִם ־ אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ ימות ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

In Context

5וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר חָזְקָה הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיַּךְ אֶת ־ עֲבָדָיו הַמַּכִּים אֶת ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ אָבִֽיו ׃

7הוּא ־ הִכָּה אֶת ־ אֱדוֹם בְּגֵיא ־ המלח עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים וְתָפַשׂ אֶת ־ הַסֶּלַע בַּמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּקְרָא אֶת ־ שְׁמָהּ יָקְתְאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃ פ

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:16לֹֽא ־ יוּמְתוּ אָבוֹת עַל ־ בָּנִים וּבָנִים לֹא ־ יוּמְתוּ עַל ־ אָבוֹת אִישׁ בְּחֶטְאוֹ יוּמָֽתוּ ׃ ס

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:2-8

The Reign of Amaziah. ( b. c. 828.) 1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did… Read the whole commentary →

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