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2 Chronicles 25:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 25:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah 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.
2 Chronicles 25:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.
3Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
4But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah 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.
5Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers` houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
6He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
7But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel, [to wit], with all the children of Ephraim.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“as it is written: Deu 24:16; Kg2 14:5, Kg2 14:6; Jer 31:29, Jer 31:30; Eze 18:4, Eze 18:20 2 Chronicles 25:5”
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