John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 14:6
But the children of the murderers he slew not ,.... Which is an instance of his clemency and goodness, and of his strict regard to justice, and to the law of God; though he might fear, these, being spared, would one time or other revenge their fathers' deaths: according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses , see Deuteronomy 24:16 , wherein the Lord commanded, saying, the fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children , &c.; to which... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 14:1-7
Amaziah, the son and successor of Joash, is the king whom here we have an account of. Let us take a view of him, I. In the temple; and there he acted, in some measure, well, like Joash, but not like David, 2 Kgs. 14:3. He began well, but did not persevere: He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, kept up his attendance on God's altars and his attention to God's word, yet not like David. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the usage, but... read more