for the children. This is Jehovah's law for man. His own right of judgment remains. Compare 2 Kings 14:6; 2 Chronicles 25:4.
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Deuteronomy 24:16
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.