But he didn’t put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
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But he didn’t put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
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But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
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But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying: 'The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.'
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- Deuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
- Ezekiel 18:20 The soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
- 2 Kings 14:5-6 As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father, but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Yahweh 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 die for his own sin.”
- Jeremiah 31:29-30 “In those days they will say no more, “ ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
- Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, for that fault wherefore the child is…
That is, for that fault wherefore the child is punished, except he be culpable of the same.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. he slew not their children] R.V. he put…
4. he slew not their children] R.V. he put not their children to death.
as it is written] R.V. according to that which is written; i.e. in Deu_24:16 (cp. Eze_18:20).
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where the Lord] R.V. as the LORD.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) But he slew not their children.—The verse coincides…
(4) But he slew not their children.—The verse coincides almost exactly with 2Ki_14:6. Literally, And their sons he put not to death; but according to what is written in the Torah, in the book of Moses, which Jehovah commanded, &c. The reference is evidently to Deu_24:16, which is more exactly repeated in Kings than here.
But every man shall die for his own sin.—Literally, But, each for (in) his own sin, shall they be put to death. Kings has the singular.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Slew not their children. Emphasis (the emphasis of mention,…
Slew not their children. Emphasis (the emphasis of mention, at any rate) is laid upon this, perhaps partly to show that Amaziah did in some measure walk by "the Law of the Lord," and partly because of numerous cases that had grown up to the opposite 2Ki_9:8, 2Ki_9:26; Jos_7:24, Jos_7:25, where, however, very possibly all were more or less aiders and abettors of the wickedness). For Moses" clearly written rehearsal of "the commandment of the Lord," on this subject, see the marginal references, Deu_24:16; Jer_31:29, Jer_31:30; Eze_18:4, Eze_18:19, Eze_18:20.
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