2 Kings 14:3

He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.

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WEBBE

He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

BBE

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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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle of faith and devotion, and with the same sincerity and resolution.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.