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2 Kings 14:6 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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 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.” "

2 Kings 14:6

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4 However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

5 As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,

6 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 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.”

7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”

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2 Chronicles 25:4

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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 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

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"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."

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Mark 7:10

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"For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’"

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1 Samuel 2:25

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"If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who will intercede for him?” Notwithstanding, they didn’t listen to the voice of their father, because the LORD intended to kill them."

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Daniel 13:62

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"According to the law of Moses they did to them what they maliciously intended to do to their neighbor. They put them to death, and the innocent blood was saved the same day."

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Leviticus 20:4

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"If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death,"

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2 Kings 14:1

"In the second year of Joash, son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign."

2 Kings 14:2

"He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem."

2 Kings 14:3

"He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done."

2 Kings 14:4

"However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places."

2 Kings 14:5

"As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,"

2 Kings 14:7

"He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day."

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