Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Bible References
Let the
Exodus 20:5 You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Leviticus 26:39
Those who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away because of their sin; they will also waste away because of their fathers’ sins along with theirs.
2 Samuel 3:29
May it hang over Joab’s head and his father’s whole house, and may the house of Joab never be without someone who has a discharge or a skin disease, or a man who can only work a spindle, or someone who falls by the sword or starves.”
2 Samuel 21:1
During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family when he killed the Gibeonites.”
Matthew 23:31 You, therefore, testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Let not
2 Kings 8:27
He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the Lord’s sight like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law to Ahab’s family.
2 Kings 9:27
When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot him in his chariot at Gur Pass near Ibleam, but he fled to Megiddo and died there.
2 Kings 10:13
Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?”
They answered, “We’re Ahaziah’s relatives. We’ve come down to greet the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons.”
They answered, “We’re Ahaziah’s
2 Kings 11:1
When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
2 Chronicles 22:3
He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.