John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 14:6
2Ki 14:6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Ver. 6. But the children of the murderers he slew not. ] Which yet carnal policy would have prompted him to do. See on 2 Kings 10:6 . Nor the children be put to death, &c.... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 14:1-29
2 Kings 14:2 . His mother’s name was Jehoaddan. The mothers of the kings of Judah are mostly mentioned by name, but those of the kings of Israel are seldom named so expressly; for the kings of Israel were not regarded as equal in honour to the kings of Judah. 2 Kings 14:6 . The children of the regicides he slew not. This is mentioned as a virtue in his character, for in that age, and even in the old Spanish histories, vengeance was often extended to the children. The history of these... read more