2 Kings 12:2 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days,.... Worshipping the only true God, and ruling and walking according to the law of God: wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him; and so long as he observed his instructions, and as long as that priest lived, he reigned well; for to that period "all his days must be limited"; for after his death he was seduced by the princes of Judah to idolatry, and lived scandalously, and died ignominiously; see 2Ch 24:2.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Jehoash did - right in the sight of the Lord - While Jehoiada the priest, who was a pious, holy man, lived, Jehoash walked uprightly; but it appears from 2Ch 24:17, 2Ch 24:18, that he departed from the worship of the true God after the death of this eminent high priest, lapsed into idolatry, and seems to have had a share in the murder of Zechariah, who testified against his transgressions, and those of the princes of Judah. See above, 2Ki 11:20-21 (note). O how few of the few who begin to live to God continue unto the end!

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
יְהוֹאָ֧שׁ	ye.ho.'Ash	Jehoash	H3060 →
הַיָּשָׁ֛ר	hai.ya.Shar	the right	H3477 →
בְּעֵינֵ֥י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
יָמָ֑יו	ya.Mav	days his	H3117 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
הוֹרָ֔הוּ	ho.Ra.hu	he instructed him	H3384 →
יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע	ye.ho.ya.Da'	Jehoiada	H3077 →
הַכֹּהֵֽן׃	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Chronicles 25:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
leads to
- Isaiah 29:13
  Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 4:8
  Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- 2 Chronicles 25:14
  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.
- Acts 8:21
  You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
- 2 Chronicles 24:2
  And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
Through
2 Chronicles 24:2
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 25:2
  And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4–5
  And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Through
2 Kings 14:3
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.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 25:2–3
  And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.

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06About 2 Kings

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About 2 Kings