KJV King James Version
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
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2 Kings 15:3
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
WEB World English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
ASV American Standard Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Amaziah his father did,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 15
1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
5 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son [was] over the house, judging the people of the land.
6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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2 Kings 12:2-3And Jehoash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.2 Kings 14:3-4And 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.2 Chronicles 26:4And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
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