2 Chronicles 25:2
And he did that which was yashar in the eyes of Hashem, but not with a levav shalem.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:7But Hashem said unto Shmuel, Look not on his mareh (appearance), or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for Hashem seeth not as HaAdam seeth; for HaAdam looketh at the einayim (eyes, outward form); Hashem looketh at the lev.
2 Chronicles 24:2And Yoash did that which was yashar in the eyes of Hashem kol yemei Yehoyada HaKohen.
2 Chronicles 26:4And he did that which was yashar in the eyes of Hashem, according to all that Aviv Amatzyahu did.
Isaiah 29:13Therefore Adonoi says, 1 Forasmuch as this people draw near Me with their peh, 1 and with their sfatayim do honor Me, 1 but have removed their lev far from Me, 1 and their fear toward Me 1 is mitzvat anashim melummadah (human commandments taught by rote); 1
Acts 8:21There is not to you a chelek (allotted portion) nor share in this matter, for your lev (heart) is krum (deviant) and not upright before Hashem. + 8:21 Neh 2:20; Ps 78:37
James 4:8Draw near to Hashem and Hashem will draw near to you. Cleanse your yadayim (hands), you chote'im (sinners)! And purify your levavot, you anashim of double mind! + 4:8 Ps 73:28; Zech 1:3; Mal 3:7; Isa 1:16; Ps 24:4; 119:113; Jer 4:14
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:2-14
Amaziah's Reign and Victories. ( b. c. 838.) 1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , but not with a perfect heart. 3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses,… Read the whole commentary →