Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He did not, however, execute their children, but followed what the LORD had commanded in the Law of Moses: "Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for crimes they themselves have committed." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But he slew not their children, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not be slain for the children, nor the children for their fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. as it is written Deuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin, 2 Kings 14:5,6 And when he had possession of the kingdom, he put his servants to death that had slain the king, his father. . . . Jeremiah 31:29,30 In those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the teeth of the children are set on edge. . . . Ezekiel 18:4,20 Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die. . . . Context Amaziah Reigns in Judah…3And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father. 4But he slew not their children, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not be slain for the children, nor the children for their fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. Cross References Deuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin, 2 Chronicles 25:5 Amasias therefore gathered Juda together, and appointed them by families, and captains of thousands and of hundreds in all Juda, and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and could hold the spear and shield. Jump to Previous Book Children Commanded Death Die Fathers However Law Moses Sin Slew WrittenJump to Next Book Children Commanded Death Die Fathers However Law Moses Sin Slew WrittenLinks 2 Chronicles 25:4 NIV2 Chronicles 25:4 NLT 2 Chronicles 25:4 ESV 2 Chronicles 25:4 NASB 2 Chronicles 25:4 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 25:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 25:4 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 25:4 French Bible 2 Chronicles 25:4 German Bible Alphabetical: accordance acted as be Book but children commanded death did die each Fathers for he his However in is it Law LORD Moses nor not of own put saying shall sin sins sons the their to what where which with written Yet OT History: 2 Chronicles 25:4 But he didn't put their children (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |