2 Chronicles 25:4

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
slew	הֵמִ֑ית he.Mit	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם be.nei.Hem	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
written	כַכָּת֣וּב kha.ka.Tuv	H3789	to grave · preposition with the article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
law	בַּתּוֹרָ֡ה ba.to.Rah	H8451	a precept or statute · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
book	בְּסֵ֣פֶר be.Se.fer	H5612	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֩ mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put t…
Ezekiel 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the so…
2 Kings 14:5-6 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
Jeremiah 31:29-30 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
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 that sinneth, it shall die.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Here is, I. The general character of Amaziah: He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, worshipped the true God, kept the temple service a going, and countenanced religion in his kingdom; but he did not do it with a perfect heart (Ch2 25:2), that is, he was not a man of serious piety or devotion himself, nor had he any zeal for the exercises of religion. He was no enemy to it, but a cool and indifferent friend. Such is the character of too many in this Laodicean age: they do that which is good, but not with the heart, not with a perfect heart. II. A necessary piece of justice which he did upon the traitors that murdered his father: he put them to death, Ch2 25:3. Though we should…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:2

He did that which was right - He began his reign well, but soon became an idolater, Ch2 25:14, Ch2 25:15.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:1

Amaziah was twenty five years old when he began to reign,.... Of these verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 14:2. See Gill on 2 Kings 14:3. See Gill on 2 Kings 14:5. See Gill on 2 Kings 14:6.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 25:3-4

Amaziah . . . executed the officials to avenge his father and carry out the justice prescribed in the Law.

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Dictionary and topics

Amaziah — Strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah…
Blood, Revenger Of — He who avenged the blood of one who had been killed. The nearest relative of the deceased became the authorized avenger of blood. (Numbers 35:19) The law of retaliation was not to extend beyond the…
Deuteronomy — In all the Hebrew manuscripts the Pentateuch (q.v.) forms one roll or volume divided into larger and smaller sections called parshioth_ and _sedarim. It is not easy to say when it was divided into…
Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Pentateuch, The — is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the “five books of Moses.” This title is derived from “pente”, five, and “teucos”) which, meaning originally “vessel” “instrument,” etc.,…
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah — Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah
Law Of Moses, The · Called: Book of Moses — Called: Book of Moses
Zabad · 4. An assassin of King Joash — 4. An assassin of King Joash

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).