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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 2 Kings 14:6

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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But the children of the murderers he slew not--This moderation, inspired by the Mosaic law (Deu 24:16), displays the good character of this prince; for the course thus pursued toward the families of the regicides was directly contrary to the prevailing customs of antiquity, according to which all connected with the criminals were doomed to unsparing destruction.
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