4But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where 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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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.
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.
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. …
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. …
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)Here is, I. The general character of Amaziah: He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord , worshipped the true God, kept the temple service a going, and countenanced religion in his kingdom; but he did not do it with a perfect heart (2 Chron. 25:2), that is, he was not a man of serious piety or devotion himself, nor had he any zeal for the exercises of religion. He was no enemy to it, but…
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