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
Do not worship them or serve them. I, Jehovah your God, am a God demanding exclusive devotion. (I do not tolerate rivals.) I will not share your affection with any other god. I punish children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.
Leviticus 26:39
Those who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
2 Samuel 3:29
Let the punishment for it fall on Joab and all his family! In every generation may there be some man in his family who has gonorrhea or a dreaded skin disease or is fit only to do a woman's work or is killed in battle or does not have enough to eat!
2 Samuel 21:1
There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.
Matthew 23:31
You witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Let not

2 Kings 8:27
Ahaziah was related to King Ahab by marriage. He sinned against Jehovah as Ahab's family did.
2 Kings 9:27
When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled on the road leading to Beth Haggan. Jehu pursued him and ordered: Shoot him down in his chariot. They shot him at Gur Pass, near Ibleam. Ahaziah continued to flee until he got to Megiddo, where he died.
2 Kings 10:13
He came across the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and asked: Who are you? They replied: We are the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah. We are going down to see the children of the king and of the queen.
2 Kings 11:1
King Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned of her son's murder. She gave orders for all the members of the royal family to be killed.
2 Chronicles 22:3
Ahaziah also followed the ways of Ahab's family, because his mother gave him advice that led him to sin.