2 Kings 14:6
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But the children of the murderers he did not put to death, according to 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, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin.

The fathers

Deuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin,

Ezekiel 18:4,20 Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die. . . .

Context
Amaziah Reigns in Judah
5And when he had possession of the kingdom, he put his servants to death that had slain the king, his father. 6But the children of the murderers he did not put to death, according to 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, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin.7He slew of Edom in the valley of the Saltpits, ten thousand men, and took the rock by war, and called the name thereof Jectehel, unto this day.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:16
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin,

Jeremiah 31:30
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that shall eat the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

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, the same shall die.

Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, the same shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son: the justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Daniel 6:24
And by the king's commandment, those men were brought that had accused Daniel: and they were cast into the lions' den, they and their children, and their wives: and they did not reach the bottom of the den, before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in pieces.

Lexicon
Yet
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

he did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

put the sons
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of the murderers
הַמַּכִּ֖ים (ham·mak·kîm)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

to death,
הֵמִ֑ית (hê·mîṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

according to what is written
כַּכָּת֣וּב (kak·kā·ṯūḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write

in the Book
בְּסֵ֣פֶר (bə·sê·p̄er)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

of the Law
תּֽוֹרַת־ (tō·w·raṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of Moses,
מֹ֠שֶׁה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

where
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

commanded:
צִוָּ֨ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

“Fathers
אָב֤וֹת (’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

be put to death
יוּמְת֨וּ (yū·mə·ṯū)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their children,
בָּנִים֙ (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

and children
וּבָנִים֙ (ū·ḇā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

must not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

be put to death
יוּמְת֣וּ (yū·mə·ṯū)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their fathers;
אָב֔וֹת (’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

each
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

is to die
יוּמָֽת׃ (yū·māṯ)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

for his own sin.”
בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ (bə·ḥeṭ·’ōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2399: A crime, its penalty


Additional Translations
Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, 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.”But the children of the murderers he slew not: according to 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.

but 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.

But he slew not the sons of those that had slain him; according as it is written in the book of the laws of Moses, as the Lord gave commandment, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, and the children shall not be put to death for the fathers; but every one shall die for his own sins.

But 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.

but 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 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.

But 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.

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 Yahweh 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."

and 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.'
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