2 Kings 14:6

Modern English Version

But he did not kill the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, “Fathers must not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers. Rather, a man should be put to death for his own sin.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:30

But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man that eats the sour grape, his teeth will be set on edge.

Ezekiel 18:20

The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the punishment of the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the punishment of the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

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 who sins shall die.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives. And the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.

Deuteronomy 24:16

Fathers may not be put to death for the sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.