2 Kings 12:2

(12-3) And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

In Context

1(12-2) In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

3(12-4) Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high places.

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Cross References

2 Kings 12:7(12-8) Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them: 'Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no longer money from them that bestow it upon you, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.'

2 Chronicles 24:2And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 25:2And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not with a whole heart.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:2-4

The Reign of Joash, King of Judah. ( b. c. 878.) 1 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. The general account here given of Joash is, 1. That he reigned forty years. As he began his reign… Read the whole commentary →

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