2 Kings 14:3

Translations

Modern

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And he did right in the eyes of YHWH, yet not like David his father. According to all that Joash his father had done, he did.

Latin

Et fecit rectum coram Domino, verumtamen non ut David pater ejus. Juxta omnia quæ fecit Joas pater suus, fecit:

Original

Hebrew

English

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.

Notes

2 Kings 14:3–4

Although Amaziah's spiritual evaluation was acceptable, he did not fully commit to serving the Lord like his ancestor David (2 Chronicles 25:2). David remained the spiritual benchmark for judging the kings of Judah (2 Kings 16:2; 18:3; 1 Kings 15:5, 11). Judah struggled with the ongoing issue of tolerating long-standing pagan shrines (2 Kings 12:3; 1 Kings 14:23; 15:14; 22:43).

Events

Reign of Amaziah

Related verses

2 Chronicles 25:2–3
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
2 Chronicles 24:2
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
1 Kings 11:4
For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
1 Kings 15:3
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
Zechariah 1:4–6
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
2 Chronicles 25:14–16
When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
2 Kings 12:2
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
1 Peter 1:18
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
2 Chronicles 24:17
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 25:1–4

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Joash: King of Judah, son of Ahaziah

Glossary

Amaziah Kings, Books of First and Second Nineveh, Ninevite

Topics

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Amaziah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Amaziah Reigns, and Judah is Invaded by the King of Israel

2 Kings 14:3

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