2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 4

2 Chronicles 25:4

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.
2 Chronicles 25:4, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:4 in other translations

BSBYet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
WEBBut 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 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.”
ASVBut he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah 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.
YLTand their sons he hath not put to death, but did as is written in the law, in the book of Moses, whom Jehovah commanded, saying, ‘Fathers do not die for sons, and sons die not for fathers, but each for his own sin they die.'
DARBYBut their children he did not put to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, wherein Jehovah commanded saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, nor shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
BBEBut he did not put their children to death, for he kept the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses, saying, The fathers are not to be put to death for their children or the children for their fathers, but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.
WebsterBut he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law of 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:4 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Amaziah was no enemy to religion, but cool and indifferent friend. Many do what is good, but not with a perfect heart. Rashness makes work for repentance. But Amaziah's obedience to the command of God was to his honour. A firm belief of God's all-sufficiency to bear us out in our duty, and to make up all the loss and damage we sustain in his service, will make his yoke very easy, and his burden very light. When we…

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2 Chronicles 25:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.Hemchildren theirH1121
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
הֵמִ֑יתhe.Mithe put to deathH4191
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
כַכָּת֣וּבkha.ka.Tuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789
בַּתּוֹרָ֡הba.to.Rahin the lawH8451
בְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferin [the] book ofH5612
מֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehMosesH4872
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָמ֨וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
אָב֤וֹת'a.VotparentsH1
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בָּנִים֙ba.NimchildrenH1121
וּבָנִים֙u.va.Nimand childrenH1121
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָמ֣וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אָב֔וֹת'a.VotparentsH1
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376
בְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'Ofor own sin hisH2399
יָמֽוּתוּ\׃\ \פya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:4

  • 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 that sinneth, it 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 upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

  • Jeremiah 31:29-30

    In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

  • 2 Kings 14:5-6

    And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. 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.

  • 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 that sinneth, it shall die.

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as it is written.
De 24:16; 2Ki 14:5,6; Jer 31:29,30; Eze 18:4,20

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 25:3

    Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:4

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:5

    Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

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2 Chronicles 25:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas no mató á los hijos de ellos, según lo que está escrito en la ley en el libro de Moisés, donde Jehová mandó, diciendo: No morirán los padres por los hijos, ni los hijos por los padres; mas cada uno morirá por su pecado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais leurs fils, il ne les mit pas à mort, car il fit selon ce qui est écrit dans la loi, dans le livre de Moïse, où l’ Éternel a commandé, disant: Les pères ne mourront pas pour les fils, et les fils ne mourront pas pour les pères; car chacun mourra pour son péché.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber ihre Söhne tötete er nicht, sondern er tat, wie im Gesetz, im Buche Moses, geschrieben steht, wo Jehova geboten und gesagt hat: Nicht sollen Väter sterben um der Kinder willen, und Kinder sollen nicht sterben um der Väter willen, sondern sie sollen ein jeder für seine Sünde sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed filios eorum non interfecit, sicut scriptum est in libro legis Moysi, ubi præcepit Dominus, dicens: Non occidentur patres pro filiis, neque filii pro patribus suis, sed unusquisque in suo peccato morietur.