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223saith the King, whose name isJehovah of hosts ."Also: Rom. 2 :1-3 ; Heb. 10 :26,27 ; Jas . 2 :13 .Family or Community CondemnationIncludes Children withWicked ParentsEzek . 9 :5, 6 "Let not your eyespare, neither have ye pity ; slayutterly the old man, the youngman and the virgin, and littlechildren and women ; but comenot near any man upon whom isthe mark ."Num . 16 :23-33 "And Dathanand Abiram came out, and stoodat the door of their tents, andtheir wives, and their sons, andtheir little ones . . . . And it cameto pass, as he made an end ofspeaking all these words, that theground clave asunder . andswallowed them up . . . and theearth closed upon them, and theyperished from among the assembly."Josh. 7 :24-26 "And Joshua, andall Israel with him, took Achanthe son of erah, and the silver,and the mantle, and the wedgeof gold, and his sons, and hisdaughters, and his oxen, and hisasses, and his sheep, and his tent,and all that he had : and theybrought them up unto the valleyof Achor . And Joshua said, Whyhast thou troubled us? Jehovahshall trouble thee this day . Andall Israel . . . stoned them withstones."Meritorious Favor of RighteousParents Extends to DependentChildren2 Sam. 21 :7 "But the kingspared Mephibosheth, the son ofJonathan, the son of Saul, becauseof Jehovah's oath that wasbetween them, between David andJonathan the son of Saul ."Josh . 2 :12-14 "Now therefore, Ipray you, swear unto me by Jehovah,since I have dealt kindlywith you, that ye also will dealkindly with my father's house,and give me a true token ; andthat ye will save alive my father,Judgment Daysand my mother, and my brethren,and my sisters, and all that theyhave, and will deliver our livesfrom death . And the men saidunto her, Our life for yours, if yeutter not this our business ; andit shall be, when Jehovah givethus the land, that we will dealkindly and truly with thee ."1 Cor. 7 :14 "For the unbelievinghusband is sanctified in relationto his wife, and the unbelievingwife is sanctified in relationto the brother ; otherwise, yourchildren would really be unclean,but now they are holy ."Parents Not Responsible forCourse of Children Who HaveReached Age of IndividualAccountabilityGen . 19 :12-14 "And the mensaid unto Lot, Hast thou here anybesides? son-in-law, and thysons, and thy daughters, andwhomsoever thou hast in thecity, bring them out of the place :for we will destroy this place . . . .And Lot went out, and spake untohis sons-in-law, who married hisdaughters, and said, Up, get youout of this place ; for Jehovahwill destroy the city . But heseemed unto his sons-in-law asone that mocked."Ezek . 18 :20 "The soul that sinneth,it shall die : the son shallnot bear the iniquity of thefather, neither shall the fatherbear the iniquity of the son ; therighteousness of the righteousshall be upon him, and the wickednessof the wicked shall be uponhim ."Num. 26 :9-11 "And the earthopened its mouth, and swallowedthem up together with Korah,when that company died ; whattime the fire devoured two hundredand fifty men, and they becamea sign . Notwithstanding, thesons of Korah died not ."Community, National, RulerResponsibilityEx . 17 :8, 14, 16 "Then cameAmalek, and fought with Israel