2 Chronicles 25:4

25:4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, ¹  “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, ²  and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. ³  A man must be executed only for his own sin.” ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 29:21

29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. ⁵  The king ⁶  told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.

[25:4]  ¹ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the Lord commanded, saying.”

[25:4]  ² tn Heb “on account of sons.”

[25:4]  ³ tn Heb “on account of fathers.”

[25:4]  ⁴ sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.

[29:21]  ⁵ sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.

[29:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.