2 Kings 14:6

Easy To Read Version

But he did not kill the children of the murderers because of the rules written in the book The Law of Moses. The Lord gave this command {in the Law of Moses}: “Parents must not be put to death for something their children did. And children must not be put to death for something their parents did. A person should be put to death only for a bad thing that he himself did.” [160]

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:30

No, each person will die for his own sin. The person that eats sour grapes will get the sour taste.”

Ezekiel 18:20

The person that sins is the person that will be put to death! A son won’t be punished for his father’s sins. And a father won’t be punished for his son’s sins. A good man’s goodness belongs to him alone. And a bad man’s evil belongs to him alone.

Ezekiel 18:4

I will treat each person just the same. It won’t matter if that person is the parent or the child. The person that sins is the person that will die!

Daniel 6:24

Then the king gave a command to bring the men that had accused Daniel to the lions’ den (cage). Those men and their wives and children were thrown into the lion’s den. The lions grabbed them before they hit the floor of the lions’ den. The lions ate their bodies and then chewed on their bones.

Deuteronomy 24:16

“Parents must not be put to death for something their children did. And children must not be put to death for something their parents did. A person should be put to death only for a bad thing that he himself did.