2 KINGS 14:6 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
According to what is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, 'The parents shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children put to death for the parents; but each shall die for his own sin' — the text explicitly cites Deuteronomy 24:16, grounding Amaziah's merciful decision in Torah. This is the only explicit scriptural citation in 2 Kings regarding royal conduct, indicating its theological importance. The principle of individual accountability (כִּי־בַחֲטָאוֹ יוּמַת, *ki-be-chata'o yumat*, "he shall die for his own sin") becomes foundational to biblical justice and divine judgment throughout the exile narratives to follow.
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