Holy Scripture

2 Kings 14:4

A church father on this verse
“"In the second year of King Joash son of Ahaziah of Israel, King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah began to reign," who avenged the death of his father, but with moderation, so that he spared the life of the relatives of the conspirators according to the prescriptions of the Law and was careful that the punishment might n…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 16:1

Source: Septuagint

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4Only he removed not the high places: as yet the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

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2Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

3And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not as David his father: he did according to all things that his father Joash did.

— 2 Kings 14:4 —

5And it came to pass when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants that had slain the king his father.

6But he slew not the sons of those that had slain him; according as it is written in the book of the laws of Moses, as the Lord gave commandment, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, and the children shall not be put to death for the fathers; but every one shall die for his own sins.

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