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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.

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213 →
הַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
רַ֕קrakonlyH7535 →
לֹ֖אlo'notH3808 →
כְּדָוִ֣דke.da.Vidlike DavidH1732 →
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivancestor hisH1 →
כְּכֹ֧לke.Kholaccording to allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
עָשָׂ֛ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213 →
יוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshJoashH3101 →
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
עָשָֽׂה׃'a.Sahhe didH6213 →

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2 Chronicles 25:2–3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.2 Chronicles 24:17After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.1 Kings 15:3And 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.1 Peter 1:18For 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,Jeremiah 16:19O 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 24:2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.Zechariah 1:4–6Do 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.2 Kings 12:2And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.2 Chronicles 25:14–16When 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.1 Kings 11:4For 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.2 Kings 16:2Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.Jeremiah 34:15Recently you repented and did what pleased Me; each of you proclaimed freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me in the house that bears My Name.2 Chronicles 17:3Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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