Amaziah King of Judah^(A)

14 Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah during the second year Jehoash son of Jehoahaz was king of Israel. ² Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ·ruled [reigned] twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jehoaddin, and she was from Jerusalem. ³ Amaziah did ·what the Lord said was right [^Lright in the eyes/sight of the Lord]. He did everything his father Joash had done, but he did not do as his ·ancestor [father] David had done. ⁴ The ·places where gods were worshiped [^Lhigh places; 12:3] were not removed, so the people still sacrificed and burned incense there.

⁵ As soon as Amaziah took control of the kingdom, he executed the ·officers [officials] who had ·murdered [assassinated] his father the king. ⁶ But he did not put to death the ·children [sons] of the ·murderers [assassins] because of the rule written in the Book of the ·Teachings [Law; ^Ltorah] of Moses. The Lord had commanded: “·Parents [Fathers] must not be put to death ·when their children do wrong [^Lfor their sons], and ·children [sons] must not be put to death ·when their parents do wrong [^Lfor their fathers]. Each must ·die [put to death] for his own sins [Deut. 24:16].”