2 Kings 14:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶But he did not put to death the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, ^(A)“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. But each one shall die for his own sin.”

⁷^(B)He struck down ten thousand Edomites in ^(C)the Valley of Salt and took ^(D)Sela by storm, and called it ^(E)Joktheel, which is its name to this day.

⁸^(F)Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash^[a] the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, ^(G)let us look one another in the face.”

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Footnotes

2 Kings 14:8 Jehoash is an alternate spelling of Joash (son of Jehoahaz) as in 13:9, 12–14; also verses 9, 11–16

2 Kings 14:6-8

New International Version

⁶Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law^(A) of Moses where the Lord commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”^[a]^(B)

⁷He was the one who defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt^(C) and captured Sela^(D) in battle, calling it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.

⁸Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, with the challenge: “Come, let us face each other in battle.”

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