2 Kings 14:6

14:6 But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin.”

2 Kings 18:12

18:12 This happened because they did not obey the Lord their God and broke his agreement with them. They did not pay attention to and obey all that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had commanded.


tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”

tn Heb “on account of sons.”

tn Heb “on account of fathers.”

sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.

tn Heb “listen to the voice of.”

tn Heb “his covenant.”

tn Heb “all that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had commanded, and they did not listen and they did not act.”