2 Kings 14:1-6
Legacy Standard Bible
Amaziah Reigns over Judah
14 (A)In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, (B)Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, yet not like David his father; he did according to all that Joash his father had done. 4 Only (C)the high places were not taken away; (D)the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 Now it happened as soon as the kingdom was strong in his hand, that he (E)struck down his servants who had struck down the king his father. 6 But the sons of those who struck him down he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of the Law of Moses, which Yahweh commanded, saying, “(F)Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor sons be put to death for their fathers; but (G)each shall be put to death for his own sin.”
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2 Kings 14:1-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
Amaziah Son of Joash, King of Judah
14 In the second year of Joash[a] son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin[b] from Jerusalem. 3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not like his father David. He did everything his father Joash had done, 4 but the high places were still not removed. The people were still offering sacrifices and burning incense at the high places.
5 When the royal power was firmly in his hand, he killed his officials who had killed his father the king. 6 But he did not put the sons of the assassins to death, in obedience to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, “Fathers are not to be put to death on account of their sons, and sons are not to be put to death on account of their fathers, but each person will die for his own sin.”[c]
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- 2 Kings 14:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash, also in verses 3, 23, and 27
- 2 Kings 14:2 Also called Jehoaddan
- 2 Kings 14:6 Deuteronomy 24:16
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