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but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”

2 Kings 14:6 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 રાજાઓ ૧૪:૬
પણ મૂસાના નિયમશાસ્ત્રમાં લખ્યા પ્રમાણે, મારી નાખનારાઓના દીકરાઓને તેણે મારી નાખ્યા નહિ. યહોવાહે આજ્ઞા કરી હતી, “સંતાનોને લીધે પિતાઓ માર્યાં જાય નહિ, તેમ જ પિતાઓને લીધે સંતાનો માર્યાં જાય નહિ. પણ દરેક વ્યક્તિ પોતાના પાપને લીધે જ માર્યો જાય.
हिन्दी2 राजाओं १४:६
परन्तु उन खूनियों के बच्चों को उसने न मार डाला, क्योंकि यहोवा की यह आज्ञा मूसा की व्यवस्था की पुस्तक में लिखी है: “पुत्र के कारण पिता न मार डाला जाए, और पिता के कारण पुत्र न मार डाला जाए; जिसने पाप किया हो, वही उस पाप के कारण मार डाला जाए।”

In context

4However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

5As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,

6but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”

7He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.

8Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”

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