2 Kings 14 · Verse 6

2 Kings 14:6

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.
2 Kings 14:6, King James Version

2 Kings 14:6 in other translations

BSBYet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law 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 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 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 die for his own sin.”
ASVbut the children of the murderers he put not to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Jehovah 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.
YLTand the sons of those smiting him he hath not put to death, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses that Jehovah commanded, saying, ‘Fathers are not put to death for sons, and sons are not put to death for fathers, but each for his own sin is put to death.'
DARBYBut the children of those that smote him he did not put to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein Jehovah commanded saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
BBEBut he did not put their children to death; for the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses say, The fathers are not to be put to death for the 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 the children of the murderers he slew not: according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, in which 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.

What does 2 Kings 14:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:3-6

2Ki 14:1-6. Amaziah's Good Reign over Judah. 3-6. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father--The beginning of his reign was excellent, for he acted the part of a constitutional king, according to the law of God, yet not with perfect sincerity of heart (compare 2Ch 25:2). As in the case of his father Joash, the early promise was belied by the devious course he personally…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 But the children of the murderers he slew not - Here he showed his conscientious regard for the law of Moses; for God had positively said, 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, Deu 24:16.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 14:1-7

Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle of faith and devotion, and with the same sincerity and resolution.

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2 Kings 14:6 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
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
הַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.Kimthose [who] had struck downH5221
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
הֵמִ֑יתhe.Mithe put to deathH4191
כַּכָּת֣וּבka.ka.Tuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789
בְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferin [the] book ofH5612
תּֽוֹרַת\־to.rat-[the] law ofH8451
מֹ֠שֶׁהMo.shehMosesH4872
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יוּמְת֨וּyu.me.Tuthey will be put to deathH4191
אָב֤וֹת'a.VotfathersH1
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בָּנִים֙ba.NimsonsH1121
וּבָנִים֙u.va.Nimand sonsH1121
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יוּמְת֣וּyu.me.Tuthey will be put to deathH4191
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אָב֔וֹת'a.VotfathersH1
כִּ֛יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376
בְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'Ofor own sin hisH2399
יוּמָֽת\׃ya.muthe will be put to deathH4191

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Cross references for 2 Kings 14:6

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 31:30

    But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

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The fathers.
De 24:16; Eze 18:4,20

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Context

  • 2 Kings 14:5

    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.

  • 2 Kings 14:6

    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.

  • 2 Kings 14:7

    He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.

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2 Kings 14:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas no mató á los hijos de los que le mataron, conforme á lo que está escrito en el libro de la ley de Moisés, donde Jehová mandó, diciendo: No matarán á los padres por los hijos, ni á los hijos por los padres: mas cada uno morirá por su pecado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais les fils de ceux qui l’avaient frappé, il ne les mit pas à mort, selon ce qui est écrit dans le livre de la loi de Moïse, où l’ Éternel a commandé, disant: Les pères ne seront pas mis à mort pour les fils, et les fils ne seront pas mis à mort pour les pères, mais chacun sera mis à mort pour son péché.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber die Söhne der Totschläger tötete er nicht, wie geschrieben steht im Buche des Gesetzes Moses, wo Jehova geboten und gesagt hat: Nicht sollen Väter getötet werden um der Kinder willen, und Kinder sollen nicht getötet werden um der Väter willen, sondern sie sollen ein jeder für seine Sünde getötet werden. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		filios autem eorum qui occiderant, non occidit, juxta quod scriptum est in libro legis Moysi, sicut præcepit Dominus, dicens: Non morientur patres pro filiis, neque filii morientur pro patribus: sed unusquisque in peccato suo morietur.