2 Chronicles 25:4

4 But he didn't execute their children. He obeyed the LORD's command written in the Book of Moses' Teachings: "Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime."

2 Chronicles 25:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 25:4

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:1)

2 Chronicles 25:4 In-Context

2 He did what the LORD considered right, but he did not do it wholeheartedly.

3 As soon as he had firm control over the kingdom, he executed the officials who killed his father, the former king.

4 But he didn't execute their children. He obeyed the LORD's command written in the Book of Moses' Teachings: "Parents must never be put to death for the crimes of their children, and children must never be put to death for the crimes of their parents. Each person must be put to death for his own crime."

5 Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them by families to regiment and battalion commanders for all of Judah and Benjamin. He organized those who were at least 20 years old and found that he had 300,000 of the best men for the army, those who could handle a spear and a shield.

6 He also hired 100,000 soldiers from Israel for 7,500 pounds of silver.