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2 Kings 12:3

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

In Context

2Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

4Only there were not any of the high places removed, and the people still sacrificed there, and burned incense on the high places.

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:11And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.

1 Kings 22:43And he walked in all the way of Asa his father: he turned not from it, even from doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord.

2 Kings 15:3And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all things that Amaziah his father did.

2 Kings 18:3And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David did.

2 Kings 22:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father; he turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Jeremiah 2:20For of old thou hast broken thy yoke, and plucked asunder thy bands; and thou hast said, I will not serve thee, but will go upon every high hill, and under every shady tree, there will I indulge in my fornication.

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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