Discovery Box2 Kings 14:6 
Context14:6 But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, 1 “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, 2 and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. 3 A man must be put to death only for his own sin.” 4
2 Kings 23:16
Context23:16 When Josiah turned around, he saw the tombs there on the hill. So he ordered the bones from the tombs to be brought; 5 he burned them on the altar and defiled it. This fulfilled the Lord’s announcement made by the prophet while Jeroboam stood by the altar during a festival. King Josiah 6 turned and saw the grave of the prophet who had foretold this. 7
1 tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the
2 tn Heb “on account of sons.”
3 tn Heb “on account of fathers.”
4 sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.
5 tn Heb “and he sent and took the bones from the tombs.”
6 tn Heb “the king”; this has been specified as “King Josiah” in the translation for clarity (cf. TEV, CEV, NLT).
7 tc The MT is much shorter than this. It reads, “according to the word of the
sn This recalls the prophecy recorded in 1 Kgs 13:2.
