2 Chronicles 25:4 
Context| NET © | However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, 1 “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, 2 and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. 3 A man must be executed only for his own sin.” 4 |
| NIV © | Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sins." |
| NASB © | However, he did not put their children to death, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, which the LORD commanded, saying, "Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor sons be put to death for fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin." |
| NLT © | However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD written in the Book of the Law of Moses: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor the children for the sins of their parents. Those worthy of death must be executed for their own crimes." |
| MSG © | But he didn't kill the sons of the assassins--he was mindful of what GOD commanded in The Revelation of Moses, that parents shouldn't be executed for their childrens' sins, nor children for their parents'. We each pay personally for our sins. |
| BBE © | But he did not put their children to death, for he kept the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses, saying, The fathers are not to be put to death for their children or the children for their fathers, but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done. |
| NRSV © | But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the law, in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, "The parents shall not be put to death for the children, or the children be put to death for the parents; but all shall be put to death for their own sins." |
| NKJV © | However he did not execute their children, but did as it is written in the Law in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, "The fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall die for his own sin." |
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| NASB © | However, he did not put <04191> their children <01121> to death <04191> , but did as it is written <03789> in the law <08451> in the book <05612> of Moses <04872> , which <0834> the LORD <03068> commanded <06680> , saying <0559> , "Fathers <01> shall not be put <04191> to death <04191> for sons <01121> , nor <03808> sons <01121> be put <04191> to death <04191> for fathers <01> , but each <0376> shall be put <04191> to death <04191> for his own sin ."<02399> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | However, he did not execute <04191> <04191> their sons <01121> . He obeyed the Lord’s <03068> commandment <06680> as recorded <03789> in the law <08451> scroll <05612> of Moses <04872> , “Fathers <01> must not be executed <04191> <04191> for <03588> what <0834> their sons <01121> do <06680> , and sons <01121> must not <03808> be executed <04191> for <03588> what their fathers <01> do. A man <0376> must be executed <04191> only for <03588> his own sin .”<02399> |
| NET © | However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, 1 “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, 2 and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. 3 A man must be executed only for his own sin.” 4 |
| NET © Notes |
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. |
