2 Kings 14:1-6

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

^aIn the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, ^bAmaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, yet not like David his father; he did according to all that Joash his father had done. 4 Only ^athe high places were not taken away; ^bthe people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 Now it happened as soon as the kingdom was strong in his hand, that he ^astruck down his servants who had struck down the king his father. 6 But the sons of those who struck him down he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of the Law of Moses, which Yahweh commanded, saying, “^aFathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor sons be put to death for their fathers; but ^beach shall be put to death for his own sin.”