2 Kings 14:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶But he did not put the sons of ^[a]the murderers to death, in ^[b]obedience to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, as the Lord commanded, saying, “^(A)The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, nor the sons be put to death for the fathers; but ^(B)each shall be put to death for his own sin.”

⁷He ^[c]killed ten thousand of the Edomites in ^(C)the Valley of Salt, and took ^(D)Sela by war, and named it ^(E)Joktheel, as it is to this day.

⁸^(F)Then Amaziah sent messengers to ^[d]Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “^(G)Come, let’s face each other in combat.”

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Footnotes

2 Kings 14:6 Lit those who struck
2 Kings 14:6 Lit accordance with what
2 Kings 14:7 Lit struck
2 Kings 14:8 In Heb Jehoash is another spelling of Joash

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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