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2 Kings 14:3

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, though not like David his father; he did as Joash his father had done.

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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

In Context

2He was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

4But still the high places were not taken away; the people went on making offerings and burning them in the high places.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:3And Solomon, in his love for the Lord, kept the laws of David his father; but he made offerings and let them go up in smoke on the high places.

1 Kings 15:3And he did the same sins which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely true to the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.

2 Kings 12:2Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all his days, because he was guided by the teaching of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Kings 22:2He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left.

2 Chronicles 24:17Now after the death of Jehoiada, the chiefs of Judah came and went down on their faces before the king. Then the king gave ear to them.

2 Chronicles 25:14Now when Amaziah came back from the destruction of the Edomites, he took the gods of the children of Seir and made them his gods, worshipping them and burning offerings before them.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:2-8

The Reign of Amaziah. ( b. c. 828.) 1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did… Read the whole commentary →

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